And "this dope is the shit" means "this shit is dope."
However, "this shit is the dope" does not mean "this dope is shit."
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And telling someone "you're shit" and "you ain't shit" mean the same thing.
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“shit” vs “the shit” “bollocks” versus “the dog’s bollocks” and so on
Just like how something being bollocks is strong British condemnation, but being the DOG'S bollocks means it's the fucking best!
What's that about? Do British canines just have marvelous testicles? 🤔
This is my kind of showerthought!
"You ever think about all of your shit is stuff, and everyone else's stuff is shit?"
-George Carlin
Usually, "shit" is worse than "ass" as a swear word. And yet, in "this shit is ass", the negative sentiment is carried by "ass", not "shit".
Now this shit is dope.
Not quite exact opposite.
In the first sentence, 'shit' could be damn near anything.
In the second sentence, 'dope' is going to be cocaine or heroin or something close to that.
So they're not exact opposites, as the potential scope of the subject of the first sentence is much more broad than the second.
Imagines a really messed up episode of “is it cake?”.
I'm not sure "This dope is shit" has ANY meaning, as I'm not sure anyone has ever said that. Ever.
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It is not very complex, both are generalist reference terms, shit can be a neutral referrer or have negative connotations and dope can be neutral or have positive connotations. So your two phrases decant to this referred to thing is a good thing and this referred to thing is a bad thing.
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