dupe

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A dupe is a furry, ceremonial hat occasionally worn during ancient pagan rituals... or not. Dupe actually means “trick or deceive.” We’re sorry we tried to dupe you into believing the wrong definition.

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

Noun
a person who is tricked or swindled

Verb
fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can''t fool me!"


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

n.
To deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on one's credulity; to gull; as, dupe one by flattery.


Dupe

Dupe , n. [F., prob. from Prov. F. dupe, dube; of unknown origin; equiv. to F. huppe hoopoe, a foolish bird, easily caught. Cf. Armor. houp'82rik hoopoe, a man easily deceived. Cf. also Gull, Booby.] One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer.

Dupe

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

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

To deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on one's credulity; to gull; as, dupe one by flattery.

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Usage Examples

The dupe of friendship, and the fool of love have I not reason to hate and to despise myself? Indeed I do and chiefly for not having hated and despised the world enough.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

As to the deceit perpetrated upon women, let it pass, for, when love is in the way, men and women as a general rule dupe each other.

A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could.

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