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dupe.

A person who has been deceived.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dʒuːp//djuːp//duːp/General-American

  1. A person who has been deceived.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin upupader. Vulgar Latin ūppader. Old French huppeder. Middle French duppe French duperbor. English dupe From French duper, from Middle French duppe, alteration of huppe (“hoopoe”), from Latin, onomatopoeic.

verb/dʒuːp//djuːp//duːp/General-American

  1. To swindle, deceive, or trick.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin upupader. Vulgar Latin ūppader. Old French huppeder. Middle French duppe French duperbor. English dupe From French duper, from Middle French duppe, alteration of huppe (“hoopoe”), from Latin, onomatopoeic.

noun/dʒuːp//djuːp//duːp/General-American

  1. A duplicate. Often: A duplicate of a photographic image.

    informal

  2. A duplicate. Often: A duplicate of an order receipt printed for kitchen staff.

    informal

  3. A duplicate. Often: A word which appears more than once in a crossword puzzle.

    informal

  4. A counterfeit; a fake, a (typically cheaper) copy (of some legitimate consumer product, design, etc).

    informal

  5. An unanticipated method or incident by which duplicates of in-game items are created; a duplication glitch.

  6. 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.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin duplex Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin duplicātusbor. English duplicateclip. English dupe Clipping of duplicate.

verb/dʒuːp//djuːp//duːp/General-American

  1. To duplicate.

    transitive
    Can you dupe this photo for me?
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin duplex Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin duplicātusbor. English duplicateclip. English dupe Clipping of duplicate.

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