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dupe Meaning
dupe (n)
a person who is tricked or swindled
dupe (v)
fool or hoax
dupe (n.)
One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer.
To deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on one's credulity; to gull; as, dupe one by flattery.
dupe Sentence Examples
- The company was accused of duping customers into buying fake products.
- The politician was caught duping the public with empty promises.
- The magician skillfully duped the audience with his tricks.
- The salesperson duped the customer into buying an expensive warranty that was not necessary.
- The con artist duped the elderly woman out of her life savings.
- The student duped the teacher into thinking he had done his homework.
- The child duped his parents into letting him stay up late.
- The hacker duped the company's computer system and stole sensitive information.
- The actor duped the audience with his convincing portrayal of the character.
- The athlete duped the other players with his clever moves.
FAQs About the word dupe
a person who is tricked or swindled, fool or hoaxOne who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer., To deceive; to trick;
tool,sucker, victim, patsy, sap,target, gull, pigeon, chump, fool
shark, swindler, slicker, sharper, cheater, confidence man, trickster, confidence man, sharper, cheat
The company was accused of duping customers into buying fake products.
The politician was caught duping the public with empty promises.
The magician skillfully duped the audience with his tricks.
The salesperson duped the customer into buying an expensive warranty that was not necessary.
