dupe
1[ doop, dyoop ]
/ dup, dyup /
noun
a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
a person who unquestioningly or unwittingly serves a cause or another person: a dupe of the opponents.
verb (used with object), duped, dup·ing.
to make a dupe of; deceive; delude; trick.
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Origin of dupe
11675–85; <French; Middle French duppe for *(tête) d'uppe head of hoopoe, i.e., fool (compare tête de fou) <Vulgar Latin *uppa,Latin upupa hoopoe, a bird thought to be especially stupid; cf. hoopoe
OTHER WORDS FROM dupe
dup·a·ble, adjectivedup·a·bil·i·ty, nounduper, nounun·dup·a·ble, adjectiveDefinition for dupe (2 of 2)
dupe2
[ doop, dyoop ]
/ dup, dyup /
noun
verb (used with or without object), duped, dup·ing.
to duplicate.
adjective
Origin of dupe
2First recorded in 1895–90; by shortening
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Example sentences from the Web for dupe
Come to find out it was the proprietor's wife, Mrs. Duper, an old mexican lady, who had been watching our maneuvers.
A Texas Cow Boy|Chas. A. SiringoThe Beau tried to preserve his dignity, and throw over his duper, but in vain.
The Wits and Beaux of Society|Grace Wharton and Philip WhartonAs a dupe was shown above, now the duper is signified, by Fig. 110.
British Dictionary definitions for dupe
dupe
/ (djuːp) /
noun
a person who is easily deceived
a person who unwittingly serves as the tool of another person or power
verb
(tr) to deceive, esp by trickery; make a dupe or tool of; cheat; fool
Derived forms of dupe
dupable, adjectivedupability, nounduper, noundupery, nounWord Origin for dupe
C17: from French, from Old French duppe, contraction of de huppe of (a) hoopoe (from Latin upupa); from the bird's reputation for extreme stupidity
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