: one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool
duped; duping
: to deceive or cheat easily : to make a dupe (see dupe entry 1) of
was duped into buying a counterfeit
duper
noun
plural dupes
informal
: duplicate
This new breed of browsing utility programs can also help you organize the pages you've retrieved, eliminating dupes, throwing out unwanted pages, and storing the useful ones in efficient hierarchies of folders.—
Fortune
Fortune"I dropped off the keys … before I left this morning, but I still have a dupe on my key ring."—Stephen King
Stephen King
duped; duping; dupes
informal
Synonyms
Examples of dupe in a Sentence
Noun (1)
an explanation of how the swindler was able to escape with all of the dupe's money
Verb (1)
They duped her out of $300.
we were duped into thinking the dummy was a real alien
Noun (2)
he built a dupe of the original model, which is locked in a vault
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Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 25 Oct. 2024
At the time of writing over 260,000 posts have been made under the #dupes hashtag, with the majority featuring creators sharing their best dupe finds across fashion, beauty, lifestyle and homeware.
—Amy Francombe, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2024
Brittany Anas, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
One common ruse: Posing as a recruiter online, the scammer dupes their victim into sending money or sharing personal info.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
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Noun
In fact, one Dyson dupe loved by shoppers costs just $20 (a.k.a.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 25 Oct. 2024
At the time of writing over 260,000 posts have been made under the #dupes hashtag, with the majority featuring creators sharing their best dupe finds across fashion, beauty, lifestyle and homeware.
—Amy Francombe, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2024
Verb
During this time, it’s believed people put out treats to appease these wandering spirits and masked and costumed themselves to dupe any evil Earth wanderers.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
One common ruse: Posing as a recruiter online, the scammer dupes their victim into sending money or sharing personal info.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Dupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dupe. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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dupe
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: one who is easily deceived or cheated
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