English
Noun
en-noun|duper|ies
- The act or practice of duping; the condition of being deceived.
Quotations
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1840, w:Thomas_Carlyle|Thomas Carlyle, Heroes and Hero Worship, ch 1,
:Quackery and dupery do abound; in religions, above all in the more advanced decaying stages of religions.
1930, "Dishonesty,"Time, 17 Feb,
:Far more widespread than ticket dupery is another form of "misrepresentation" also recently under fire.
2003, Joseph P. Fried, "The Duke of Dupery, Still Pulling the Wool," New York Times, 21 Dec, p. N51
:Mr. Abel, who lives in Westport, Conn., has earned his bread as a writer and lecturer on problem-solving tactics, and he has earned a reputation as a duke of dupery since 1959, when he masterminded the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals.
Related terms
dupe
Synonyms
deception
trickery
References
R:Webster 1913|dupery
R:Dictionary.com|dupery
Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
vi:dupery
zh:dupery
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