DUPE

victim, dupe

(noun) a person who is tricked or swindled

gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across

(verb) fool or hoax; “The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone”; “You can’t fool me!”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

dupe (plural dupes)

A person who has been deceived.

Synonyms

• See also dupe

Verb

dupe (third-person singular simple present dupes, present participle duping, simple past and past participle duped)

To swindle, deceive, or trick.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of duplicate.

Noun

dupe (plural dupes)

(photography) A duplicate of a photographic image.

(restaurant industry) A duplicate of an order receipt printed for kitchen staff.

(informal) A duplicate.

Verb

dupe (third-person singular simple present dupes, present participle duping, simple past and past participle duped)

(transitive) To duplicate.

Synonyms

• double; see also duplicate

Antonyms

• dedupe, halve

Anagrams

• E'd up, pued

Source: Wiktionary

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Dupe, n. Etym: [F., prob. from Prov. F. dupe, dube; of unknown origin; equiv. to F. huppe hoopoe, a foolish bird, easily caught. Cf. Armor. houpérik hoopoe, a man easily deceived. Cf. also Gull, Booby.]

Definition: One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer.

Dupe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Duped; p. pr. & vb. n. Duping.] Etym: [Cf. F. duper, fr. dupe. See Dupe, n.]

Definition: To deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on one's credulity; to gull; as, dupe one by flattery. Ne'er have I duped him with base counterfeits. Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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