US /dup/ UK /djuːp/
noun verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a person easily deceived, or to deceive such a person

    Con artists duped the elderly couple out of their savings.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a person easily deceived,... fooldeceivetrickhoodwinkgullconswindlesucker
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Word family
Derived forms duperdupery
Related forms dupery

Etymology

From French 'dupe' ('a person easily deceived'), perhaps from 'huppe' ('hoopoe'), a bird reputed to be foolish or dirty.

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