Pronunciation: /djuːp/
noun a person who is easily deceived or fooled
A1 She fell for the dupe and lost all her money.
A2 The scammer used a clever dupe to trick unsuspecting victims.
B1 The fake designer handbag turned out to be a dupe.
B2 The counterfeit product was a convincing dupe of the original.
C1 The master forger created a perfect dupe of the famous painting.
C2 The sophisticated counterfeit operation produced flawless dupes of luxury watches.
verb to deceive or trick someone into believing something that is not true
A1 She tried to dupe her friend into believing the fake story.
A2 The scam artist duped many people out of their savings.
B1 The con artist was able to dupe the elderly couple into giving him their life savings.
B2 The counterfeit products were designed to dupe consumers into thinking they were buying the real thing.
C1 The mastermind behind the Ponzi scheme was able to dupe investors out of millions of dollars.
C2 The sophisticated phishing scam was designed to dupe even the most tech-savvy individuals.
formal The scammer managed to dupe several investors out of millions of dollars.
informal I can't believe I got duped into buying that fake designer purse.
slang Don't be a dupe and fall for their lies.
figurative The magician's trick was so convincing, it completely duped the audience.
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