dupe
Roget category 547
4. Words relating to the intellectual faculties› 4.9. Modes of communication
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Dupe
noun
dupe,
gull,
gudgeon,
gobemouche†,
cull [Slang],
cully†,
victim,
pigeon,
April fool† —
jay [Slang],
sucker [Slang] —
laughingstock
etc.
857 —
Cyclops,
simple Simon,
flat —
greenhorn —
fool
etc.
501 —
puppet,
cat's paw.
verb
be deceived
etc.
545,
be the dupe of —
fall into a trap —
swallow the bait,
nibble at the bait —
bite,
catch a Tartar.
adjective
credulous
etc.
486 —
mistaken
etc.
(error)
495.
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