duping

Variant of dupe

dupe definition

dupe (do̵̅o̅p, dyo̵̅o̅p)

noun

a person easily tricked or fooled

Etymology: Fr < OFr duppe, cant alteration of L upupa, hoopoe, stupid bird

transitive verb duped, duping dup′·ing

to deceive by trickery; fool or cheat

Etymology: Fr duper < the n.

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