dupe: Meaning and Definition of

dupe

Pronunciation: (dp, dyp), [key]
— n., v., duped, dup•ing.
—n.
  1. a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
  2. a person who unquestioningly or unwittingly serves a cause or another person: a dupe of the opponents.
—v.t.
  1. to make a dupe of; deceive; delude; trick.

dupe

Pronunciation: (dp, dyp), [key]
— n., v., adj. duped, dup•ing,
—n.
  1. duplicate.
    1. a duplicate picture negative used for making additional release prints or for making special effects to be inserted in the release negative.
    2. the procedure for producing such a duplicate.
  2. a duplicate videotape obtained by electronic printing of the original videotape.
—v.t., v.i.
  1. to duplicate.
—adj.
  1. duplicate.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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