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Dupe Common

Dupe has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a person who is tricked or swindled

2

A person who has been deceived.

3

A duplicate of a photographic image.

Verb
1

fool or hoax

"The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"

"You can't fool me!"

2

To swindle, deceive, or trick.

3

To duplicate.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
person deceive
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
butt chump lamb sitting duck pull the leg of

Origin

The word dupe comes from the French verb duper, which originally meant "to hoodwink." This term is an altered form of duppe, referring to the hoopoe bird, likely chosen because its crest resembles a hat used to deceive.

Rhyming Words
supe rupe pupe jupe lupe stupe taupe drupe toupe soupe loupe doupe coupe shupe chupe croupe troupe dedupe de dupe catadupe
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