[
UK
/djˈuːp/
]
[ US /ˈdup/ ]
[ US /ˈdup/ ]
NOUN
- a person who is tricked or swindled
VERB
-
fool or hoax
The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
You can't fool me!
How To Use dupe In A Sentence
- The folks at are charged with contributing to the delinquency of the film-makers, who were likely duped into believing this could become a satisfying monster movie.
- Once what is printed is decided by the judiciary then it will be the establishment that is protected while the people are duped. The Sun
- Customers were duped into paying fees up-front in the belief that their business rates would be reduced or their money refunded.
- The more intelligence we can provide, the greater the chance we have to defeat the fakers who seek to dupe the unsuspecting consumer.
- Quite simply it is a waste of time for the buyer, seller and agent, and makes people feel duped and angry. The Sun
- Not just all the suits and the hair flicks and the super-duper songs. Times, Sunday Times
- Shoppers are being duped into buying real animal fur when they think it is faux fur, according to a report. Times, Sunday Times
- Parents are duped into believing that their child will have a better future.
- I just hope he doesn't have one of the super-duper games he can have. The Sun
- Without any means to establish the truth, not being duped can only mean disbelieving everything.