dupe

Etymology 1

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

noun

  1. A person who has been deceived.

verb

  1. To swindle, deceive, or trick.

Etymology 2

Clipping of duplicate.

noun

  1. (photography) A duplicate of a photographic image.
  2. (restaurant industry) A duplicate of an order receipt printed for kitchen staff.
  3. (informal) A duplicate.
  4. (informal, TikTok) A counterfeit; a fake.
    TikTok could potentially be liable if lots of users are directing other users to the sales of dupes, she said, and she said if users have an affiliate relationship with the sellers of counterfeit goods, they could also potentially be liable. 2020-03-01, Megan Graham, “TikTok teens are obsessed with fake luxury products”, in CNBC

verb

  1. (transitive) To duplicate.
    Can you dupe this photo for me?
    That night, a shaken camera operator dupes the tape and leaks a copy to the press. 2018, Richard Powers, The Overstory, Vintage (2019), page 379

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