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Etymology
Origin of dupery
From the French word duperie, dating back to 1750–60. See dupe 1, -ery
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Far more widespread than ticket dupery is another form of "misrepresentation" also recently under fire.
From Time Magazine Archive
It could be a game of dupery, with neither side trusting the other.
From Time Magazine Archive
The whole displays a complete system of dupery, and the agents were graduated.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 by Disraeli, Isaac
The arts of cheatery were long held to be facetious; most of the “Merrie Jests” consist of stultifying fools, or are sharping tricks, practised on the simple children of dupery.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
Eventually he came to the conclusion that the Republic was mere dupery.
From The Fortune of the Rougons by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred
In this State, a few persons were deluded by the X. Y. Z. duperies.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson
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