dupe
Plural: dupes
Noun
- a person who is tricked or swindled
- A person who has been deceived.
- A duplicate. Often:
- A duplicate of a photographic image.
- A duplicate. Often:
- An in-game item that has been duplicated.
- A duplicate. Often:
- A duplicate of an order receipt printed for kitchen staff.
- A duplicate. Often:
- A counterfeit; a fake.
- A duplicate. Often:
- A cheap consumer product intended to imitate a more expensive product.
Verb
Verb Forms: duped, duping, dupes
- To deceive or trick someone easily.
- fool or hoax
- "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"
- To swindle, deceive, or trick.
- To duplicate.
Examples
- Can you dupe this photo for me?
- He tried to DUPE his opponent into thinking he had no high-scoring letters on his Words With Friends rack.
Origin / Etymology
From French duper, from Middle French duppe, alteration of huppe (“hoopoe”), from Latin, onomatopoeic.
Synonyms
befool, cod, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in, victim, Simple Simon, chump, chumpion, cousin, cull, cully, dotterel, double, dupe, duplicate, easy mark, facsimilize, fall guy, fish, gudgeon, juggins, live one, mark, mug, muggins, pigeon, rube, sap, saphead, schlemiel, sheep, simp, soft touch, steamer, stiff, stooge, sucker
Scrabble Score: 7
dupe: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddupe: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dupe: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary