2 entries under this word

Dupe

Dūpe, n.

noun

n. [Fr. dupe, from Prov. Fr. dupe, duppe, equivalent to huppe, hoopoe, a foolish bird, easily caught. Cf. Armor. hoopērik, hoopoe, a man easily deceived. Cf. also GULL and BOOBY.] One who is duped or misled; as, the dupe of a party.

Dūpe, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. DUPED (dūpt); p. pr. & vb. n. DUPING.] [Fr. duper, from dupe. See supra.] To deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on one's credulity; as, to be duped by flattery. Ne'er have I duped him with base counterfeits. Coleridge.