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dupe

noun · verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /dʒuːp/ yod-coalescence
  • /djuːp/ no yod-coalescence
  • General-American: /duːp/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːp
  • CMU ARPABET: D UW1 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who has been deceived.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A duplicate. Often:

A duplicate of a photographic image.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A duplicate. Often:

A duplicate of an order receipt printed for kitchen staff.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Qualifier: food service; hospitality; food service; hospitality

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A duplicate. Often:

A word which appears more than once in a crossword puzzle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Qualifier: crosswording

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: video-games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: video-games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To swindle, deceive, or trick.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

verb

Meaning 9

To duplicate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Can you dupe this photo for me?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: double, dupe, duplicate, facsimilize

Antonyms: dedupe, halve

10

noun

Meaning 10

a person who is tricked or swindled

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: victim

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

Narrower terms: butt, goat, laughingstock, stooge, chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch, mug, lamb, sitting duck, easy mark

11

verb

Meaning 11

fool or hoax

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
  • You can't fool me!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gull, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: deceive, betray, lead astray

Narrower terms: pull the leg of, kid

History

Etymology

From French duper, from Middle French duppe, alteration of huppe (“hoopoe”), from Latin, onomatopoeic.

Clipping of duplicate.

Across languages

Translations

119 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: лековерник (lekovernik) — deceived person
  • Bulgarian: будала (budala) — deceived person
  • Bulgarian: балама (balama) — deceived person
  • Czech: napálený — deceived person
  • Czech: oklamaný — deceived person
  • Czech: podvedený — deceived person
  • Dutch: gedupeerde — deceived person
  • Dutch: bedrogene — deceived person
  • Esperanto: trompito — deceived person
  • Esperanto: trompato — deceived person
  • Esperanto: dupo — deceived person
  • Finnish: houkka — deceived person
  • Galician: incauto — deceived person
  • German: unbedarfter Mensch — deceived person
  • German: Naivling — deceived person
  • German: Gelackmeierte — deceived person
  • German: Düpierte — deceived person
  • German: Traummännlein — deceived person
  • German: Betrogene — deceived person
  • Greek: κορόιδο (koróido) — deceived person
  • Greek: αγαθιάρης (agathiáris) — deceived person
  • Hebrew: פראייר (frayer) — deceived person
  • Hungarian: balek — deceived person
  • Hungarian: palimadár — deceived person
  • Ido: dupo — deceived person
  • Polish: naiwniak — deceived person
  • Polish: naiwniaczka — deceived person
  • Polish: naiwniaczek — deceived person
  • Portuguese: ludibriado — deceived person
  • Russian: простофи́ля (prostofílja) — deceived person
  • Russian: несообрази́тельный челове́к (nesoobrazítelʹnyj čelovék) — deceived person
  • Russian: жертва́ обма́на (žertvá obmána) — deceived person
  • Russian: легкове́рный челове́к (lexkovérnyj čelovék) — deceived person
  • Russian: фра́ер (frájer) — deceived person
  • Russian: дурачок (duračok) — deceived person
  • Russian: лох (lox) — deceived person
  • Spanish: incauto — deceived person
  • Spanish: engrupido — deceived person
  • Spanish: engañado — deceived person
  • Turkish: keriz — deceived person
  • Yiddish: יאָלד (yold) — deceived person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 平替 (píngtì) — cheap product
  • Afrikaans: bedrieg — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Arabic: يخدع — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Bulgarian: мамя (mamja) — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Bulgarian: измамвам (izmamvam) — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Bulgarian: будалкам (budalkam) — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Bulgarian: подвеждам (podveždam) — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Bulgarian: подведа (podveda) — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Bulgarian: заблуждавам (zabluždavam) — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Bulgarian: заблудя (zabludja) — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Catalan: enganyar — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Catalan: estafar — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Catalan: engalipar — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Chinese Mandarin: 欺騙 /欺骗 (qīpiàn) — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Chinese Mandarin: 騙 /骗 (piàn) — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Czech: oklamat — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Czech: napálit — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Czech: ošálit — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Dutch: duperen — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Dutch: belazeren — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Esperanto: trompi — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Esperanto: dupi — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Finnish: puijata — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Finnish: höynäyttää — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Finnish: narrata — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • French: duper — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Galician: enfoumar — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Galician: enganar — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • German: überlisten — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • German: übertölpeln — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • German: X trickreich überreden — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • German: X reinlegen — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • German: jmd. anschmieren — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Greek: κοροϊδεύω (koroïdévo) — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Greek: εξαπατώ (exapató) — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Hungarian: rászed — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Hungarian: becsap — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Hungarian: átvág — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Hungarian: palira vesz — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Ido: dupigar — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Indonesian: menipu — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Indonesian: mengakali — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Indonesian: membodohi — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Indonesian: memperdaya — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Italian: imbrogliare — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Italian: truffare — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Japanese: 騙す (damasu) — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Latin: dolum facio — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Latin: fraudo — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Norwegian: dupere — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Polish: oszukiwać — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Polish: oszukać — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Polish: nabierać — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Polish: nabrać — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Portuguese: enganar — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Portuguese: defraudar — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Russian: обма́нывать (obmányvatʹ) — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Russian: одура́чивать (oduráčivatʹ) — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Russian: вводи́ть в заблужде́ние (vvodítʹ v zabluždénije) — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Russian: ловчи́ть (lovčítʹ) — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Russian: надува́ть (naduvátʹ) — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Russian: разводи́ть (razvodítʹ) — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Russian: кида́ть (kidátʹ) — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Slovak: podviesť — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Slovak: oklamať — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Spanish: engañar — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Spanish: embaucar — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Spanish: timar — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Spanish: embabucar — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Swedish: dupera — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Swedish: lura — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Tamil: ஏமாற்று (ēmāṟṟu) — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Turkish: aldatmak — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Turkish: kandırmak — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Turkish: keklemek — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Turkish: söğüşlemek — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Turkish: kerizlemek — to swindle, deceive, or trick
  • Vietnamese: lừa gạt — to swindle, deceive, or trick