Meaning of DUPERY
Pronunciation: | | 'doopuree
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| Definition: | | [n] something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage |
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| Synonyms: | | fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, put-on |
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| See Also: | | chicanery, goldbrick, guile, Piltdown hoax, Piltdown man, shenanigan, trickery, wile | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Dup"er*y\, n. [F. duperie, fr. duper.]
The act or practice of duping. [R.]
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