What does dupe mean?
Definitions for dupe
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word dupe.
Princeton's WordNet
victim, dupeverb
a person who is tricked or swindled
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one acrossverb
fool or hoax
"The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
Wiktionary
dupenoun
A person who has been deceived.
dupenoun
A duplicate of a photographic image.
dupenoun
A duplicate of an order receipt printed for kitchen staff.
dupenoun
A duplicate.
dupeverb
To swindle, deceive, or trick.
dupeverb
To duplicate a photographic image.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
DUPEnoun
A credulous man; a man easily tricked.
Etymology: dupe, French, from duppe, a foolish bird easily caught.
An usurping populace is its own dupe, a mere underworker, and a purchaser in trust for some single tyrant. Jonathan Swift.
First slave to words, then vassal to a name,
Then dupe to party; child and man the same. Dunciad.To Dupeverb
To trick; to cheat.
Etymology: from the noun.
The throne a bigot keep, a genius quit;
Faithless through piety, and dup’d through wit. Alexander Pope, Epist.
ChatGPT
dupe
A "dupe" generally refers to a person who is easily deceived or tricked. Additionally, it can also describe a copy or imitation of something, often in the context of a product or item. In the digital world, it may also refer to a duplicate piece of data or information.
Webster Dictionary
Dupenoun
one who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer
Dupenoun
to deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on one's credulity; to gull; as, dupe one by flattery
Etymology: [F., prob. from Prov. F. dupe, dube; of unknown origin; equiv. to F. huppe hoopoe, a foolish bird, easily caught. Cf. Armor. houprik hoopoe, a man easily deceived. Cf. also Gull, Booby.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dupe
dūp, n. one easily cheated: one who is deceived or misled.—v.t. to deceive: to trick.—n. Dupabil′ity.—adj. Dū′pable.—n. Dū′pery, the art of deceiving others. [Fr. dupe; of uncertain origin.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dupe in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dupe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of dupe in a Sentence
It's not as if shutting them down stopped trafficking, but reopening them would legitimize it and give traffickers another reason to dupe and abuse women and girls, a majority of dance bars were doubling up as brothels, and we established a clear link between many rescued minor girls and these establishments.
Just as this week's 'tactical weapon' test was a signal to warn Trump that his much-vaunted 'freeze' is in jeopardy, the verbal attack on Pompeo is meant to encourage Trump to ignore his hardline advisers and make a deal with his 'friend' Kim Jong Un, as long as the North Koreans believe they can flatter and dupe the U.S. president into making important concessions ... they will resist dealing with less gullible and more demanding subordinate U.S. officials.
State Department spokesman John Kirby:
If somebody had mal intent going into that [process], and they had no prior record that would lead anybody in law enforcement or the security establishment to question their motives, you could easily see where somebody could dupe the system.
Kim didn't dupe Trump. Trump duped himself.
These websites are designed to be as misleading as possible, this industry that's been created can dupe even the most sophisticated reader. And I think that's important to realize.
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- يخدع, مغفلArabic
- будала, измамвам, лековерник, мамяBulgarian
- oklamat, napálit, oklamaný, napálený, podvedenýCzech
- dupeDanish
- überlistenGerman
- κοροϊδεύω, κορόιδο, αγαθιάρης, εξαπατώGreek
- trompato, trompito, trompiEsperanto
- engrupido, engañar, engañado, incautoSpanish
- گول زدنPersian
- puijataFinnish
- duperFrench
- dupeIrish
- פראיירHebrew
- भोला-भालाHindi
- palimadár, balekHungarian
- խաբելArmenian
- memperdaya, akal, bodoh, tipuIndonesian
- dupo, dupigarIdo
- ingannareItalian
- פּ� תִיHebrew
- だますJapanese
- ನಕಲಿKannada
- 잘 속는 사람Korean
- inlusorLatin
- gedupeerde, bedrogeneDutch
- dupereNorwegian
- oszukiwaćPolish
- enganar, ludibriado, defraudarPortuguese
- dupeRomanian
- несообразительный человек, обманывать, кидать, надувать, вводить в заблуждение, одурачивать, легковерный человек, разводить, ловчить, простофиля, жертва обманаRussian
- podviesť, oklamaťSlovak
- duperaSwedish
- போலிTamil
- మోసగాడుTelugu
- หลอกThai
- aldatmakTurkish
- обдуритиUkrainian
- دھوکہUrdu
- bịp bợmVietnamese
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