dupe
A person who has been deceivedA person who has been deceived.
» Tom has been duped.
Meaning
7 sensesA person who has been deceived.
unbedarfter Mensch, Naivling, Gelackmeierte
простофи́ляprostofílja, несообрази́тельный челове́кnesoobrazítelʹnyj čelovék, жертва́ обма́наžertvá obmána
a person who is tricked or swindled
A duplicate. Often:
(informal)A duplicate of a photographic image.
(informal)A duplicate of an order receipt printed for kitchen staff.
(informal)A word which appears more than once in a crossword puzzle.
(informal)A counterfeit; a fake, a (typically cheaper) copy (of some legitimate consumer product, design, etc).
An unanticipated method or incident by which duplicates of in-game items are created; a duplication glitch.
An unanticipated method or incident by which duplicates of in-game items are created; a duplication glitch.
An in-game item that was created by means of a duplication glitch.
Examples
20 sentencesTom has been duped.
You were duped by Tom.
He was duped by being fed false information.
The bank duped investors into buying bad mortgages.
I was duped into thinking he was trustworthy.
Translations
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Origin
From French duper, from Middle French duppe, alteration of huppe (“hoopoe”), from Latin, oFrom French duper, from Middle French duppe, alteration of huppe (“hoopoe”), from Latin, onomatopoeic.
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