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Dupe
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- 1 A person who has been deceived.
"It would vex me, indeed, to see you again the dupe of Miss Bingley's pretended regard."
- 2 A duplicate. Often:; A duplicate of a photographic image. informal
- 3 a person who is tricked or swindled wordnet
- 4 A duplicate. Often:; A duplicate of an order receipt printed for kitchen staff. informal
- 5 A duplicate. Often:; A counterfeit; a fake. informal
"TikTok could potentially be liable if lots of users are directing other users to the sales of dupes, she said, and she said if users have an affiliate relationship with the sellers of counterfeit goods, they could also potentially be liable."
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- 6 A duplicate. Often:; A cheap consumer product intended to imitate a more expensive product. broadly, informal
"The dupe lived up to expectation in our head-to-head review, where we concluded that Revolution’s affordable formula is a “perfectly worthy alternative that won’t see you digging too deep into your pocket.”"
- 7 A duplicate. Often:; A word which appears more than once in a crossword puzzle. informal
- 8 An unanticipated method or incident by which duplicates of in-game items are created; a duplication glitch.
- 9 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.
- 1 A cheaper or easier alternative to a popular item. slang, shopping, 2020s
"This lip oil is a dupe for the luxury one."
- 1 To swindle, deceive, or trick.
- 2 To duplicate. transitive
"Can you dupe this photo for me?"
- 3 fool or hoax wordnet
Etymology
From French duper, from Middle French duppe, alteration of huppe (“hoopoe”), from Latin, onomatopoeic.
From French duper, from Middle French duppe, alteration of huppe (“hoopoe”), from Latin, onomatopoeic.
Clipping of duplicate.
Clipping of duplicate.
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