dupe

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)

OXFORD DICTIONARY

dupe, n. & v.
--n. a victim of deception.
--v.tr. make a fool of; cheat; gull.

Derivative

dupable adj. duper n. dupery n.

Etymology

F f. dial. F dupe hoopoe, from the bird's supposedly stupid appearance

THESAURUS

dupe

Charlie McCarthy, Federal, Photostat, Xerox, agent, amanuensis, ancilla, apple-polisher, appliance, ass-licker, babe, backscratcher, backslapper, baffle, baggage agent, bamboozle, befool, beguile, betray, bilk, bluff, boob, bootlick, bootlicker, brown-nose, brownie, business agent, butt, byword, byword of reproach, cajole, catch, cheat, cheat on, chicane, child, child of nature, chump, circumvent, claim agent, clawback, clerk, clone, commercial agent, commission agent, con, conjure, consignee, contrivance, copy, counterpart, courtier, cozen, creature, cringer, customer agent, deceive, defraud, delude, derision, device, diddle, ditto, double, double-cross, dove, dummy, duplicate, duplication, dust, facsimile, factor, fair game, fall guy, fawner, fed, federal agent, figure of fun, flatterer, flimflam, flunky, fool, footlicker, forestall, freight agent, functionary, game, gammon, gazingstock, geminate, general agent, get around, go-between, goat, groveler, gudgeon, gull, handmaid, handmaiden, handshaker, hectograph, helot, hick, hoax, hocus-pocus, hoodwink, hornswaggle, humbug, implement, infant, infatuate, ingeminate, ingenue, innocent, instrument, insurance agent, interagent, intermediary, intermediate, intermedium, jackal, jest, jestingstock, job, joke, juggle, kid, kowtower, lackey, lamb, land agent, laughingstock, law agent, led captain, let down, lever, lickspit, lickspittle, literary agent, loan agent, lout, manifold, mark, mealymouth, mechanism, mediator, medium, mere child, microcopy, microfilm, midwife, mimeo, mimeograph, minion, mislead, mock, mockery, model, monkey, mug, multigraph, multiply by two, news agent, noble savage, oaf, official, organ, outmaneuver, outreach, outsmart, outwit, overreach, parliamentary agent, passenger agent, patsy, pawn, peon, pigeon, play one false, plaything, press agent, puppet, purchasing agent, pushover, put on, put something over, quadruplicate, real estate agent, redouble, reduplicate, repeat, repetition, replica, replicate, replication, representation, reproduce, reproduction, rip off, rook, rube, sales agent, sap, secretary, serf, servant, simple soul, slave, snooker, snow, spaniel, special agent, stat, station agent, steward, stock, stooge, string along, stultify, suck, sucker, swindle, sycophant, take, take in, target, theatrical agent, ticket agent, timeserver, toad, toady, tool, toy, trace, transcribe, travel agent, trick, triplicate, truckler, trusting soul, tufthunter, twin, two-time, unsophisticate, vehicle, victim, victimize, walking delegate, yes-man, yokel

ROGET THESAURUS

dupe

Auxiliary

N auxiliary, recruit, assistant, adjuvant, adjutant, ayudante, coaid, adjunct, help, helper, help mate, helping hand, midwife, colleague, partner, mate, confrere, cooperator, coadjutor, coadjutrix, collaborator, ally, friend, confidant, fidus Achates, pal, buddy, alter ego, confederate, accomplice, complice, accessory, accessory after the fact, particeps criminis, socius criminis, aide-de-camp, secretary, clerk, associate, marshal, right-hand, right-hand man, Friday, girl Friday, man Friday, gopher, gofer, candle- holder, bottle-holder, handmaid, servant, puppet, cat's-paw, jackal, tool, dupe, stooge, ame damnee, satellite, adherent, votary, sectarian, secretary, seconder, backer, upholder, abettor, advocate, partisan, champion, patron, friend at court, mediator, angel (theater, entertainment), friend in need, Jack at a pinch, deus ex machina, guardian angel, tutelary genius.

Deception

VB deceive, take in, defraud, cheat, jockey, do, cozen, diddle, nab, chouse, play one false, bilk, cully, jilt, bite, pluck, swindle, victimize, abuse, mystify, blind one's eyes, blindfold, hoodwink, throw dust into the eyes, dupe, gull, hoax, fool, befool, bamboozle, flimflam, hornswoggle, trick, impose upon, practice upon, play upon, put upon, palm off on, palm upon, foist upon, snatch a verdict, bluff off, bluff, bunko, four flush, gum, spoof, stuff (a ballot box), circumvent, overreach, outreach, out wit, out maneuver, steal a march upon, give the go-by, to leave in the lurch decoy, waylay, lure, beguile, delude, inveigle, entrap, intrap, ensnare, nick, springe, set a trap, lay a trap, lay a snare for, bait the hook, forelay, spread the toils, lime, trapan, trepan, kidnap, let in, hook in, nousle, nousel, blind a trail, enmesh, immesh, shanghai, catch, catch in a trap, sniggle, entangle, illaqueate, hocus, escamoter, practice on one's credulity, hum, humbug, gammon, stuff up, sell, play a trick upon one, play a practical joke upon one, put something over on one, put one over on, balk, trip up, throw a tub to a whale, fool to the top of one's bent, send on a fool's errand, make game, make a fool of, make an April fool of, make an ass of, trifle with, cajole, flatter, come over, gild the pill, make things pleasant, divert, put a good face upon, dissemble, cog, cog the dice, load the dice, stack the deck, live by one's wits, play at hide and seek, obtain money under false pretenses, conjure, juggle, practice chicanery, deacon, play off, palm off, foist off, fob-off, lie, misinform, mislead, betray, be deceived.

Dupe

N dupe, gull, gudgeon, gobemouche, cull, cully, victim, pigeon, April fool, jay, sucker, laughingstock, Cyclops, simple Simon, flat, greenhorn, fool, puppet, cat's paw, credulous, mistaken.