Etymology

dupe

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Today it means: A person who has been deceived. Full definition →

French duper ← Middle French duppe ← Old French huppe
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dupe · noun, verb1

  1. Latinupupa
  2. Vulgar Latinūppa
  3. Old Frenchhuppe
  4. Middle Frenchduppe
  5. Frenchduper
  6. English todaydupe

From French duper, from Middle French duppe, alteration of huppe (“hoopoe”), from Latin, onomatopoeic.

dupe · noun, verb2

  1. Latinduplex
  2. Latinduplicātus
  3. Englishduplicateclip.
  4. English todaydupe

Clipping of duplicate.

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