DUPERY

fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on

(noun) something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dupery (countable and uncountable, plural duperies)

The act or practice of duping; the condition of being deceived.

Synonyms

• deception

• trickery

Anagrams

• Duprey

Source: Wiktionary


Dup"er*y, n. Etym: [F. duperie, fr. duper.]

Definition: The act or practice of duping. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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