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Pseudo-Gallicism, derived from toupee with an acute accent over the second e based on the false assumption that the word was directly borrowed from *toupée, the actual French word being toupet. Compare devotée and repartée, which have similar etymologies.
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toupée. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toup%C3%A9e
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“toupée.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toup%C3%A9e. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toupée,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toup%C3%A9e.
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