: one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool
duped; duping
: to deceive or cheat easily : to make a dupe (see dupe entry 1) of
was duped into buying a counterfeit
duper
noun
plural dupes
informal
: duplicate
This new breed of browsing utility programs can also help you organize the pages you've retrieved, eliminating dupes, throwing out unwanted pages, and storing the useful ones in efficient hierarchies of folders.—
Fortune
Fortune"I dropped off the keys … before I left this morning, but I still have a dupe on my key ring."—Stephen King
Stephen King
duped; duping; dupes
informal
Synonyms
Examples of dupe in a Sentence
Verb (1)
They duped her out of $300.
we were duped into thinking the dummy was a real alien
Recent Examples on the WebCraig Silverman, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2024
Acne Studios made an affordable luxury dupe while other fast fashion brands made dupes as well.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 29 Mar. 2024
Located within the Mojave Desert, Red Rock Canyon is centered around stunning sandstone cliffs, so similar to those in Sedona’s Red Rock Country that the quick drive from the casinos becomes a popular dupe destination for Arizona’s famous rocks.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2024
The case of the Romanian national, who pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud in a federal court in California, is the latest to use growingly sophisticated methods to dupe unsuspecting people out of their vital bank information at ATM machines.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
Sleeping eight to a cell, they were forced to conduct online scams for 17 hours each day, posing as attractive women using photos gleaned from social media to dupe predominantly American victims out of as much cash as possible.
—TIME, 21 Mar. 2024
The 31-year-old home baker is milling her own corn to make homemade Corn Flakes, a Kellogg’s product dupe, and posted a TikTok of the recipe—as well as a call to action to boycott the snack food conglomerate.
@rocketman_dee
Did someone say boycott?
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
The soon-to-be-bride then aired her frustration at the time her mother spent trying to look into the ring and find a less expensive dupe.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
Lewis has seen interest grow in a TikTok Shop dupe that costs $11.
—Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2024
Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Since the January verdict, a state court judge in New York in a separate case has ordered Trump and his companies to pay $355 million in penalties for a yearslong scheme to dupe banks and others with financial statements that inflated his wealth.
—Larry Neumeister, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024
Overall, this is a great option for those who love to paint their own nails or looking to dupe a salon-looking manicure from home and feel confident with their touch-up skills.
—Kate Watson, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
How to spot a scam Look out for these other tell-tale signs that an email or call that appears to be coming from Amazon or another legitimate business is the work of a scam artist trying to dupe you.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2023
Artificial intelligence gives scammers even more ways to dupe consumers.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
Enter Email Sign Up James alleges Trump exaggerated his wealth to dupe banks and insurers into giving him better terms on financial transactions.
—Erik Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
Using a multitude of shell companies, aliases and fly-by-night phone providers allegedly under their control, the people behind the network — which CNN has previously reported on — had sought to dupe unwitting consumers into buying shoddy service contracts for their vehicles since 2018.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 4 Aug. 2023
The Kremlin could easily have staged a less conspicuous death that would be more likely to dupe outsiders into wondering whether Prigozhin had died of natural causes.
—Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2023
Noun
Some scams dupe victims into unwittingly paying criminals with gift cards.
—Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2024
Acne Studios made an affordable luxury dupe while other fast fashion brands made dupes as well.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 29 Mar. 2024
Located within the Mojave Desert, Red Rock Canyon is centered around stunning sandstone cliffs, so similar to those in Sedona’s Red Rock Country that the quick drive from the casinos becomes a popular dupe destination for Arizona’s famous rocks.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2024
The case of the Romanian national, who pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud in a federal court in California, is the latest to use growingly sophisticated methods to dupe unsuspecting people out of their vital bank information at ATM machines.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
Sleeping eight to a cell, they were forced to conduct online scams for 17 hours each day, posing as attractive women using photos gleaned from social media to dupe predominantly American victims out of as much cash as possible.
—TIME, 21 Mar. 2024
The 31-year-old home baker is milling her own corn to make homemade Corn Flakes, a Kellogg’s product dupe, and posted a TikTok of the recipe—as well as a call to action to boycott the snack food conglomerate.
@rocketman_dee
Did someone say boycott?
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
The soon-to-be-bride then aired her frustration at the time her mother spent trying to look into the ring and find a less expensive dupe.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
Lewis has seen interest grow in a TikTok Shop dupe that costs $11.
—Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2024
Verb
While Russia has long sought ways to influence public discourse in the United States, the fake news organizations — at least five, so far — represent a technological leap in its efforts to find new platforms to dupe unsuspecting American readers.
—Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Since the January verdict, a state court judge in New York in a separate case has ordered Trump and his companies to pay $355 million in penalties for a yearslong scheme to dupe banks and others with financial statements that inflated his wealth.
—Larry Neumeister, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024
Overall, this is a great option for those who love to paint their own nails or looking to dupe a salon-looking manicure from home and feel confident with their touch-up skills.
—Kate Watson, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
How to spot a scam Look out for these other tell-tale signs that an email or call that appears to be coming from Amazon or another legitimate business is the work of a scam artist trying to dupe you.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2023
Artificial intelligence gives scammers even more ways to dupe consumers.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
Enter Email Sign Up James alleges Trump exaggerated his wealth to dupe banks and insurers into giving him better terms on financial transactions.
—Erik Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
Using a multitude of shell companies, aliases and fly-by-night phone providers allegedly under their control, the people behind the network — which CNN has previously reported on — had sought to dupe unwitting consumers into buying shoddy service contracts for their vehicles since 2018.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 4 Aug. 2023
The Kremlin could easily have staged a less conspicuous death that would be more likely to dupe outsiders into wondering whether Prigozhin had died of natural causes.
—Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2023
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“Dupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dupe. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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