dupe

1. verb To deceive or trick one. The student tried to dupe me with a letter on which he'd forged his mom's signature.

2. verb To copy something. Did you dupe this tape, or am I holding the only copy?

3. noun Someone who is the victim of deception or trickery. Yep, I was a dupe—they were lying to me the whole time.

4. noun Something that is a copy of something else. Do you have a dupe of this tape, or am I holding the only copy?

5. noun, slang A cosmetic item that is in some way very similar to a higher-priced one. Is this Maybelline blush really a dupe for that pricey NARS one?

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

dupe

1. n. a potential victim of a confidence trick; a patsy. The crooks found a good dupe and started their scheme.

2. tv. to trick someone; to swindle someone. I did not try to dupe you. It was an honest mistake.

3. n. a duplicate; a copy. I’ve got a dupe in the files.

4. tv. to duplicate something; to copy something. Just a minute, I have to dupe a contract for the boss.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

cross over
bootleg
fix on
fix on (someone or something)
going to
face off
face-off
fall out
fallout
answer to

References in periodicals archive

Later, Dupe Olatunbosun and I got appointed to offer professional services by the government of Ekiti State, he on agriculture, I on broadcasting.

Adieu, Professor Dupe Olatubosun

Additionally with up to 2GB per minute, per port, EZ Dupe's USB line-up provides maximum copying speed for each copied device and fully supports all file systems, file size and drive capacity.

EZ Dupe Introduces USB Duplicators That Support USB Hard Disc Drives - No Cabling, No Lost Port

EZ Dupe has been a pioneer in developing and manufacturing EZ Dupe CD/DVD/USB/Flash Memory duplication systems and portable duplication technologies since 1995.

EZ Dupe Announces the Release of Its New FlashMAX USB, CF and SD Flash Duplicator Series

George's son, Kevin Dupe, said: "My dad saw his first Cardiff game in 1938 and he has been a lifelong fan.

City fan writes an ode to hero Fred

But there are still those out there with an appetite to dupe the public.

Record View: Animal tragic

Loyalist leaders yesterday branded SDLP boss John Hume "an IRA dupe"

Loyalists slam 'IRA dupe' Hume

The Dupes, a film by Egyptian director Tawfiq Saleh will be screened on 3 June at the Palestinian Film (Festival Cine-Palestine), as part of commemorating the Nakba.

Tawfiq Saleh's masterpieace The Dupes to be screened at Festival Cine-Palestine

"In these outrageous and disturbing cons you get a call from someone pretending to be from a major computer company who dupes you into thinking you have a virus on your computer," Leibowitz told a news conference, which also played an audio tape of one of the calls.

US blocks online fraud schemes linked to India

Vishnu Manchu says risks are an integral part of the lives of stunt dupes. Behind every daredevil stunt that adds to the popularity of the actors are performed by the 'stunt dupes'.

Telugu Actor Vishnu Manchu Donates INR 100,000 to Help Andhra Pradesh Cine Stunt Artists

He co-authored "Congress's Red Army" for National Review, depicting Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, and Pat Schroeder, among others, as Soviet dupes. (Waller did not return messages left by telephone.)

And why they let anyone be an informant

I fear that they may place too implicit a confidence in their public servants, and fail properly to scrutinize their conduct; that in this way they may be made the dupes of designing men, and become the instruments of their own undoing."

Honor roll of history's quotable quotes

Singh takes advantage of such people and dupes them.

High- profile conman nabbed in Gurgaon

AN email scam targeting Lloyds TSB's online customers dupes them into giving away their account log-in and password then fraudsters raid the cash.

Net scam hits bank

Summary: New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): In a major achievement, a squad of Delhi Crime Branch has busted a nexus of a fake placement agency, which dupes people in the name of providing them domestic help.

Delhi: Fake maid placement agency busted

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释义	dupe dupe 1. verb To deceive or trick one. The student tried to dupe me with a letter on which he'd forged his mom's signature. 2. verb To copy something. Did you dupe this tape, or am I holding the only copy? 3. noun Someone who is the victim of deception or trickery. Yep, I was a dupe—they were lying to me the whole time. 4. noun Something that is a copy of something else. Do you have a dupe of this tape, or am I holding the only copy? 5. noun, slang A cosmetic item that is in some way very similar to a higher-priced one. Is this Maybelline blush really a dupe for that pricey NARS one? Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. dupe 1. n. a potential victim of a confidence trick; a patsy. The crooks found a good dupe and started their scheme. 2. tv. to trick someone; to swindle someone. I did not try to dupe you. It was an honest mistake. 3. n. a duplicate; a copy. I’ve got a dupe in the files. 4. tv. to duplicate something; to copy something. Just a minute, I have to dupe a contract for the boss. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: cross over bootleg fix on fix on (someone or something) going to face off face-off fall out fallout answer to References in periodicals archive Later, Dupe Olatunbosun and I got appointed to offer professional services by the government of Ekiti State, he on agriculture, I on broadcasting. Adieu, Professor Dupe Olatubosun Additionally with up to 2GB per minute, per port, EZ Dupe's USB line-up provides maximum copying speed for each copied device and fully supports all file systems, file size and drive capacity. EZ Dupe Introduces USB Duplicators That Support USB Hard Disc Drives - No Cabling, No Lost Port EZ Dupe has been a pioneer in developing and manufacturing EZ Dupe CD/DVD/USB/Flash Memory duplication systems and portable duplication technologies since 1995. EZ Dupe Announces the Release of Its New FlashMAX USB, CF and SD Flash Duplicator Series George's son, Kevin Dupe, said: "My dad saw his first Cardiff game in 1938 and he has been a lifelong fan. City fan writes an ode to hero Fred But there are still those out there with an appetite to dupe the public. Record View: Animal tragic Loyalist leaders yesterday branded SDLP boss John Hume "an IRA dupe" Loyalists slam 'IRA dupe' Hume The Dupes, a film by Egyptian director Tawfiq Saleh will be screened on 3 June at the Palestinian Film (Festival Cine-Palestine), as part of commemorating the Nakba. Tawfiq Saleh's masterpieace The Dupes to be screened at Festival Cine-Palestine "In these outrageous and disturbing cons you get a call from someone pretending to be from a major computer company who dupes you into thinking you have a virus on your computer," Leibowitz told a news conference, which also played an audio tape of one of the calls. US blocks online fraud schemes linked to India Vishnu Manchu says risks are an integral part of the lives of stunt dupes. Behind every daredevil stunt that adds to the popularity of the actors are performed by the 'stunt dupes'. Telugu Actor Vishnu Manchu Donates INR 100,000 to Help Andhra Pradesh Cine Stunt Artists He co-authored "Congress's Red Army" for National Review, depicting Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, and Pat Schroeder, among others, as Soviet dupes. (Waller did not return messages left by telephone.) And why they let anyone be an informant I fear that they may place too implicit a confidence in their public servants, and fail properly to scrutinize their conduct; that in this way they may be made the dupes of designing men, and become the instruments of their own undoing." Honor roll of history's quotable quotes Singh takes advantage of such people and dupes them. High- profile conman nabbed in Gurgaon AN email scam targeting Lloyds TSB's online customers dupes them into giving away their account log-in and password then fraudsters raid the cash. Net scam hits bank Summary: New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): In a major achievement, a squad of Delhi Crime Branch has busted a nexus of a fake placement agency, which dupes people in the name of providing them domestic help. Delhi: Fake maid placement agency busted
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