dupe
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7.0
- noun
- /duːp/
- Offensive
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- Critics have called Reed naive or a dupe of the Soviets.
Examples
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And it's not only that I think these poor fellows are innocent dupes of higher authority.
Fiction book (1990) -
Yes, the American people have been dupes, divided among themselves and used by the few since colonial times.
Blog text (4) -
You are becoming a dupe to them.
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It's a scam, and you are a dupe who has fallen for it.
Blog text (32) -
When I refused, I was dismissed as a dupe and an idiot.
Fiction book (1997) -
He was just a dupe, just like me.
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And our unsuspecting dupe is?
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I swear, we're just dupes.
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And perhaps Denny was, in some measure, a dupe of Soviet propaganda.
Academic text (1991) -
She felt like a dupe after falling for their scam.
Synonyms
∞
1.5
A person who suffers harm, injury, loss because of an accident, crime or trick
∞
1.4
A person who makes poor decisions and is easily tricked
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7.0
A person who is easily tricked
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8.8
A person who is easily tricked or cheated
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8.2
A person who is easily tricked or cheated
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7.1
A person others can easily trick or cheat
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9.9
A person who is easily tricked or fooled
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9.9
A person who is foolish and easily tricked
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9.9
A person who trusts others too easily and gets tricked
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9.9
A person who is easily tricked and believes things without checking
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9.1
A person who is easily fooled and trusts others too much
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9.9
An old word for a person who is easily tricked
A person who trusts others and falls for tricks easily
A person who is easily tricked
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Etymology
Dupe comes from the French verb duper, which means 'to trick' or 'to cheat'. So a dupe is someone who has been tricked and is easy to fool.