DUPE


Meaning of DUPE in English

n. & v.

n. a victim of deception.

v.tr. make a fool of; cheat; gull. dupable adj. duper n. dupery n.

[ F f. dial. F dupe hoopoe, from the bird's supposedly stupid appearance ]

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