In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
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
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
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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