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duper

dupe
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doop, dyoop]
    • /dup, dyup/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doop, dyoop]
    • /dup, dyup/

Definitions of duper word

  • noun duper a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull. 1
  • noun duper a person who unquestioningly or unwittingly serves a cause or another person: a dupe of the opponents. 1
  • verb with object duper to make a dupe of; deceive; delude; trick. 1
  • noun duper A person who dupes another. 1
See all 4 definitions of duper

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Origin of duper

First appearance:

before 1675
One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; < French; Middle French duppe for *(tête) d'uppe head of hoopoe, i.e., fool (compare tête de fou) < Vulgar Latin *uppa, Latin upupa hoopoe, a bird thought to be especially stupid; cf. hoopoe

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Parts of speech for Duper

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Duper

duper popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

duper usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for duper

adj duper

  • like — in like manner with; similarly to; in the manner characteristic of: He works like a beaver.
  • double — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
  • clone — If someone or something is a clone of another person or thing, they are so similar to this person or thing that they seem to be exactly the same as them.
  • duplicate — a copy exactly like an original.
  • look-alike — a person or thing that looks like or closely resembles another; double.

adjective duper

  • alike — If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.
  • same — identical with what is about to be or has just been mentioned: This street is the same one we were on yesterday.
All 32 Synonyms of duper

Antonyms for duper

adj duper

  • dissimilar — not similar; unlike; different.
  • unlike — different, dissimilar, or unequal; not alike: They contributed unlike sums to charity.
  • inconsistent — lacking in harmony between the different parts or elements; self-contradictory: an inconsistent story.
  • variable — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
  • different — not alike in character or quality; distinct in nature; dissimilar: The two brothers are very different, although they are identical twins.

adjective duper

  • changing — not remaining the same; transient
All 9 Antonyms of duper

Top questions with duper

  • super why super duper computer?

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