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dupe¹
- /dʒuːp/ UK
- /djuːp/ UK
- /duːp/ US
Rhymes with -uːp
Where it comes from
From French duper, from Middle French duppe, alteration of huppe (“hoopoe”), from Latin, onomatopoeic.
noun dupes
- A person who has been deceived. It would vex me, indeed, to see you again the dupe of Miss Bingley's pretended regard.
Similar: chump, chumpion, cousin, cull, cully, dupe, dotterel, easy mark, fall guy, fish, gudgeon, gull, juggins, live one, mark, mug, muggins, pigeon, rube, sap, saphead, schlemiel, sheep, simp, Simple Simon, soft touch, steamer, stiff, stooge, sucker
verb dupes · duping · duped
- To swindle, deceive, or trick.
dupe²
- /dʒuːp/ UK
- /djuːp/ UK
- /duːp/ US
Rhymes with -uːp
noun dupes
- A duplicate of a photographic image.
- A duplicate of an order receipt printed for kitchen staff.
- A word which appears more than once in a crossword puzzle.
- A counterfeit; a fake, a (typically cheaper) copy (of some legitimate consumer product, design, etc). TikTok could potentially be liable if lots of users are directing other users to the sales of dupes, she said, and she said if users have an affiliate relationship with the sellers of counterfeit goods, they could also potentially be liable.
- 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.
Similar: chump, chumpion, cousin, cull, cully, dupe, dotterel, easy mark, fall guy, fish, gudgeon, gull, juggins, live one, mark, mug, muggins, pigeon, rube, sap, saphead, schlemiel, sheep, simp, Simple Simon, soft touch, steamer, stiff, stooge, sucker
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noun deceived person
| Español | incauto, engrupido, engañado |
|---|---|
| Português | ludibriado |
| Deutsch | unbedarfter Mensch, Naivling, Gelackmeierte, Düpierte, Traummännlein, Betrogene |
| Ελληνικά | κορόιδο koróido, αγαθιάρης agathiáris |
| Русский | простофи́ля prostofílja, несообрази́тельный челове́к nesoobrazítelʹnyj čelovék, жертва́ обма́на žertvá obmána, легкове́рный челове́к lexkovérnyj čelovék, фра́ер frájer, дурачок duračok |
| עברית | פראייר frayer |
verb to swindle, deceive, or trick
| Español | engañar, embaucar, timar, embabucar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 騙す damasu |
| 中文 | 欺騙 /欺骗 qīpiàn, 騙 /骗 piàn |
| Português | enganar, defraudar |
| Français | duper |
| Deutsch | überlisten, übertölpeln, X trickreich überreden, X reinlegen, jmd. anschmieren |
| Italiano | imbrogliare, truffare |
| Ελληνικά | κοροϊδεύω koroïdévo, εξαπατώ exapató |
| Русский | обма́нывать obmányvatʹ, одура́чивать oduráčivatʹ, вводи́ть в заблужде́ние vvodítʹ v zabluždénije, ловчи́ть lovčítʹ, надува́ть naduvátʹ, разводи́ть razvodítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | lừa gạt |
| العربية | يخدع |
noun cheap product
| 中文 | 平替 píngtì |
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title = {dupe},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dupe},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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