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dupe

dupe

4 7.8
A cheaper copy of a designer or brand-name item
  • noun
  • /duːp/
  • Informal
: imitación
  • Max braid lipstick is a dupe for Coco K.

I have one last final viral dupe that I have not tried yet.

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Examples

  • This is quite blatantly A dupe for the Glam Glow Face Masks.

  • Yes, this dress is practically an exact dupe for my Zimmerman dress.

  • It's an amazing dupe and it's just so beautiful.

  • This is pretty much a dupe for Mac Brown script.

  • I have one last final viral dupe that I have not tried yet.

  • I have a pretty close dupe from L'Oreal.

  • And this is an exact dupe of Whisper of Guilt.

  • I heard it's a dupe for the NARS concealer.

  • Some of these are exact dupes of one another, and others are not exact, but close enough to save you some pennies in the long run.

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  • This lipstick is a dupe for a high-end brand, offering the same color at a much lower price.

Synonyms

replica
vsdupe
80 3.6

A close copy of something real, often a famous object or work of art

is used for cheap informal imitations rather than faithful authorized copies
knockoff
vsdupe
29 6.0

A copy of a popular product made without the owner's permission

is an informal label used for substitutes rather than legal copies
clone
vsdupe
28 5.5

A product made to look like a well-known brand without permission

is mainly used for designer product imitations rather than broader services
imitation
vsdupe
19 3.5

A thing made to look like something real to trick people

is used specifically for cheap branded goods in informal speech
3 4.4

A low-cost fake of a brand-name item that looks like the real thing but is lower quality

is an informal term rather than a neutral label
replicant
vsdupe
1 9.1

An exact copy of an object or person

is used for cheap informal imitations rather than precise duplicates
dup
vsdupe
  • Slang
1 9.9

An informal copy of a file or document kept in case the original is lost

is for cheap designer product imitations rather than copied files or documents

Antonyms

236 3.8

Something that is real and trustworthy, not a fake

111 3.5

The first version of something from which copies are made

How Genuine

original
111 3.5
replica
80 3.6
dupe
  • Informal
4 7.8
counterfeit
64 6.7

Surface Forms

dupe singular
dupes plural

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the noun dupe meaning a cheap copy is to think of it as short for duplicate, which means 'a copy'. So a dupe is an imitation you buy instead of the original.