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dupe
1[ doop, dyoop ]
dupe
2[ doop, dyoop ]
noun
- Movies.
- a duplicate picture negative used for making additional release prints or for making special effects to be inserted in the release negative.
- the procedure for producing such a duplicate.
- Television. a duplicate videotape obtained by electronic printing of the original videotape.
verb (used with or without object)
- to duplicate.
adjective
dupe
/ ː /
noun
- a person who is easily deceived
- a person who unwittingly serves as the tool of another person or power
verb
- tr to deceive, esp by trickery; make a dupe or tool of; cheat; fool
Derived Forms
- ˈܱ貹, adjective
- ˌܱ貹ˈٲ, noun
- ˈܱ, noun
- ˈܱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ܱ·· adjective
- ܱ····ٲ [doo-p, uh, -, bil, -i-tee, dyoo-], noun
- ܱ· noun
- un·ܱ·· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of dupe1
Origin of dupe2
Word History and Origins
Origin of dupe1
Example Sentences
Such voices tend to believe that anyone who would trust Trump’s promises of free money are dumb, dupes, rubes and/or easy marks.
Those who attended the three-day event complained they were duped into false advertising and demanded refunds.
"But if it's £39 a month, what if there's a million people being duped?"
TikTok, one particularly problematic Chinese export, is mental fentanyl designed to addict the Western masses and dupe them into poisonous ideologies — and Communist Party spyware, to boot.
Now, after two and a half months of court testimony, a jury must decide whether the dead man’s wife, Monica Sementilli, orchestrated his murder, or was duped by her jealous lover.
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