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dupe::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | befool, cod, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in |
| Type of | betray, deceive, lead astray |
| Has types | kid, pull the leg of |
| Derivation | dupery |
The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone.
Examples of dupe
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Tell her how angry and disappointed you are that she would dupe you in this way.
From the sltrib.com
In this way of thinking, a woman who loved with abandon must be a fool or a dupe.
From the online.wsj.com
Fake victims of disasters attempt to use social media to dupe generous people.
From the freep.com
At best Rice is a dupe sent out to tell a lie she swallowed, or she is a liar.
From the economist.com
The evolution is driven by the selective action of a signal-receiver, or dupe.
From the en.wikipedia.org
You are a dupe of the media, the wall-street money whores, and the DC power whores.
From the forbes.com
Obviously, the CIA keeps playing the Islamist card because they are so easy to dupe.
From the infowars.com
Defense attorneys argued that Ghailani was a dupe for al-Qaida operatives.
From the bostonherald.com
Geithner has found a way around his critics, or better, has found a way to dupe them.
From the time.com
- Victim: a person who is tricked or swindled
- Gull: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
- Duping refers to the practice of exploiting a bug in a video game to illegitimately create duplicates of unique items or currency in a persistent online game, such as an MMOG. ...
- A person who has been deceived; A duplicate of a photographic image; A duplicate of an order receipt printed for kitchen staff; A duplicate; To swindle, deceive, or trick; To duplicate a photographic image
- (duped) Trick or persuade someone to do something for you.
- (Dupes (or Duplicates)) Two copies of the same subscriber record, differing only in minor details such as flat number, company name etc, and often occurring when renewal orders are erroneously re-entered as new subscriptions
- (Dupes (de-dupe)) Two or more identical names and addresses on the same mailing list. To achieve cost efficiencies remove duplicate names (de-dupe) must be performed.
- (Dupes) An alternate term for duplicates, often used for trading stock. (See Duplicate).
- (Duping) The con of selling a diamond with a Lab Grading Report or GIA appraisal that does not match the diamond being sold but rather matches a diamond that was shown loose to make the initial sale and later switched for the understudy.
