dupe 1
— dupable , adj. — dupability , n. — duper , n.
/doohp, dyoohp/ , n. , v. , duped, duping .
n.
1. a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
2. a person who unquestioningly or unwittingly serves a cause or another person: a dupe of the opponents.
v.t.
3. to make a dupe of; deceive; delude; trick.
[ 1675-85; duppe for *( tête ) d'uppe head of hoopoe, i.e., fool (cf tête de fou ) uppa, L upupa hoopoe, a bird thought to be especially stupid; cf. HOOPOE ]
dupe 2
/doohp, dyoohp/ , n. , v. , duped, duping , adj. Informal.
n.
1. duplicate.
2. Motion Pictures.
a. a duplicate picture negative used for making additional release prints or for making special effects to be inserted in the release negative.
b. the procedure for producing such a duplicate.
3. Television. a duplicate videotape obtained by electronic printing of the original videotape.
v.t. , v.i.
4. to duplicate.
adj.
5. duplicate.
[ 1895-90; by shortening ]