dupe

Meaning

Noun

A person who has been deceived.

Verb

To swindle, deceive, or trick.

Verb

To duplicate.

Synonyms

deceive

trick

cheat

fool

swindle

con

gull

defraud

hoodwink

bamboozle

hoax

sucker

victim

chump

delude

bluff

double-cross

take in

befool

fake

duplicate

sacrifice

bilk

have

prey

put one across

make a monkey of smb.

affect

victimize

rook

scam

scapegoat

beguile

do

slang

spoof

sting

entice

sufferer

feign

finagle

circumvent

put on

cat’s-paw

front man

cod

outwit

make a fool

put one over

gyp

pretend

simp

simpleton

steal

substitute

tantalize

tease

thieve

tool

vex

welch

cully

fake out

hornswoggle

make a fool of

string along

make a fool of someone

trick someone

find an excuse

running dog

tool of another person

swizz

honeyfuggle

pursue tortuous course

betray

butt

casualty

chisel

corrupt

cozen

defrauded

diddle

dummy

embezzle

excuse

fleece

gouge

gudgeon

guy

harass

hocus-pocus

hound

humbug

hunting dog

idiot

imbecile

impose

instrument

jockey

juggle

kid

🧒

lobster

🦞

misappropriate

mislead

mock

moron

mouth

mug

ninny

patsy

peculate

pilfer

pinch

pretense

pretext

pull the wool over someone’s eyes

razz

ride

ridicule

scheme

screw

sham

shave

shortchange

Pronounced as (IPA)

/djuːp/

Etymology

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