as in sucker
one who is easily deceived or cheated
an explanation of how the swindler was able to escape with all of the dupe's money
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as in copy
something that is made to look exactly like something else
he built a dupe of the original model, which is locked in a vault
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as in to deceive
to cause to believe what is untrue
we were duped into thinking the dummy was a real alien
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Recent Examples of dupe
Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 July 2025
Lululemon is taking Costco to task for allegedly knocking off its pants, hoodies and jackets and selling the dupes at a fraction of the price.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 1 July 2025
David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Easy to dupe the electorate, to greenwash, to spin, to obfuscate, and to sell the politics of greed.
—Christine Winter, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Thanks to TikTok trends and cost-conscious consumers, dupes have become so popular among younger shoppers that wearing them can be as much of a status symbol as owning the luxury original.—AE
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—Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 July 2025
Lululemon is taking Costco to task for allegedly knocking off its pants, hoodies and jackets and selling the dupes at a fraction of the price.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 1 July 2025
Verb
TikTok, one particularly problematic Chinese export, is mental fentanyl designed to addict the Western masses and dupe them into poisonous ideologies—and Communist Party spyware, to boot.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Easy to dupe the electorate, to greenwash, to spin, to obfuscate, and to sell the politics of greed.
—Christine Winter, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
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Verb
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More than 20 children are in the custody of a Southern California child-welfare agency as authorities investigate allegations of child abuse and whether surrogate mothers were deceived by a Los Angeles-area couple.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
17 July 2025
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And then he was wishy-washy, went back and forth, and she was deceived and disappointed by him.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
15 July 2025
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His impersonation is so convincing that Lu and Shin are initially fooled.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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The Mets couldn’t pick up his slider and were fooled on his changeup.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
13 July 2025
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Luckily for Marian, much of Bertha’s attention is stolen by the unexpected arrival of her unsophisticated sister; Bertha’s too busy making snide comments and tricking her into wearing nicer gowns to even bother with Marian.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
13 July 2025
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The offense is built on outside runs and tricking the defense.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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“Dupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dupe. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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