dupe n : a person who is tricked or swindled [syn: victim] v : fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: gull, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across}]

Dupe \Dupe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Duped; p. pr. & vb. n. Duping.] [Cf. F. duper, fr. dupe. See Dupe, n.] To deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on one's credulity; to gull; as, dupe one by flattery. Ne'er have I duped him with base counterfeits. -- Coleridge.

Dupe \Dupe\, n. [F., prob. from Prov. F. dupe, dube; of unknown origin; equiv. to F. huppe hoopoe, a foolish bird, easily caught. Cf. Armor. houp['e]rik hoopoe, a man easily deceived. Cf. also Gull, Booby.] One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer.

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