Dupe Definition

do͝op, dyo͝op
duped, dupes, duping
noun
dupes
A person easily tricked or fooled.
Webster's New World

Duplicate.

Webster's New World
(photography) A duplicate of a photographic image.
Wiktionary
(restaurant industry) A duplicate of an order receipt printed for kitchen staff.
Wiktionary

(informal) A duplicate.

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verb
duped, dupes, duping
To deceive by trickery; fool or cheat.
Webster's New World
To dupe is to trick or deceive someone.
When you tell someone a lie, this is an example of a time when you dupe the person.
YourDictionary

To duplicate.

Can you dupe this photo for me?
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Other Word Forms of Dupe

Noun

Singular:
dupe
Plural:
dupes

Origin of Dupe

  • French from Old French probably alteration of huppe hoopoe (from the bird's somewhat foolish appearance) hoopoe

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Abbreviation of duplicate

    From Wiktionary

  • French

    From Wiktionary

Dupe Sentence Examples

  • The royal dupe was the last man in the world to check the advance of the papacy.

  • The reality was that I was only an innocent dupe.

  • Pamela Anderson shoes have a one of a kind feel, but if you can't find any, it's easy to dupe the look.

  • She has accused her soon-to-be ex of trying to "dupe" her into signing a post-nuptial agreement and of hiding the proceeds from the multi-million dollar sale of their Miami, Florida home.

  • Even if he were not the author of the forgeries he can scarcely have been the dupe of his own partisans.

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Words Starting With

DDUDUP

Words Ending With

EPEUPE

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dupe

Words Starting With D and Ending With E

Starts With D & Ends With EStarts With DU & Ends With EStarts With D & Ends With PE

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With D4 Letter Words Ending With E