dupe

¹dupe

noun \ˈdüp also ˈdyüp\

Definition of DUPE

: one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool

Origin of DUPE

French, from Middle French duppe, probably alteration of huppe hoopoe

First Known Use: 1681

Rhymes with DUPE

bloop, coop, croup, droop, drupe, goop, group, hoop, loop, loupe, poop, roup, scoop, sloop, snoop, soup, stoop, stoup, stupe, swoop, troop, troupe, whoop

²dupe

transitive verb

dupeddup·ing

Definition of DUPE

: to make a dupe of

— dup·er noun

Examples of DUPE

1. They duped her out of $300.
2. <we were duped into thinking the dummy was a real alien>

First Known Use of DUPE

1704

Related to DUPE

Synonyms

bamboozle, beguile, bluff, buffalo, burn, catch, con, cozen, delude, deceive, fake out, fool, gaff, gammon, gull, have, have on [chiefly British], hoax, hoodwink, hornswoggle, humbug, juggle, misguide, misinform, mislead, snooker, snow, spoof, string along, sucker, suck in, take in, trick

Antonyms

undeceive

Related Words

kid, put on, tease; bleed, cheat, chisel, defraud, diddle, euchre, flam, fleece, gyp, hustle, mulct, rook, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, sting, swindle

Near Antonyms

debunk, expose, reveal, show up, uncloak, uncover, unmask; disclose, divulge, tell, unveil; disabuse, disenchant, disillusion

³dupe

noun

Definition of DUPE

: duplicate

— dupe verb

First Known Use of DUPE

circa 1900