词汇 | dupe |
释义 | dupe Theme: COPY 1. n. a duplicate; a copy. Make a dupe of this before you send it off.I've got a dupe in the files. 2. tr. to duplicate something; to copy something. Dupe this and send the original back.Just a minute, I have to dupe a contract for the boss. cherry n. an inexperienced person; a novice.He's just a cherry. He don't know from nothing.She's a cherry when it comes to computers. chump n. a stupid person; a gullible person.You are such a chump.See if that chump will loan you some money. clay pigeon n. a gullible person; a pigeon. (Underworld.)We need a clay pigeon to divert attention from the snatch.Who's gonna be the clay pigeon for the bank caper? easy mark n. a likely victim.Martin looks like an easy mark, but he's really quite savvy.Mary is an easy mark because she is so unsuspecting. fall guy n. a victim; a dupe. (Originally underworld.)Rocko wasn't going to be the fall guy for this caper.I didn't want to be the fall guy, so I sat out the last job. gopher and gofer n. a dupe; a pawn; an underling.The guy's just a gopher. He has no say in anything.I'll send a gofer over to pick up the papers. john n. a victim of a crime or deception; a sucker.The john went straight to the cops and told the whole thing.Clobber the john a good one when he turns around. mark n. a dupe; a victim selected for a theft or a swindle. (Underworld.)I bumped the mark on the shoulder, and he put his hand on his wallet just like always.We picked the marks out of the crowd in front of the two-dollar window. patsy n. a victim of a scam. (Underworld.)That guy over there looks like a perfect patsy.We got nearly twentyfive hundred bucks off that patsy. pigeon n. a dupe; a sucker; someone singled out to be cheated.There's our pigeon now. Don't let him see us sizing him up.Be alert for pickpockets. Don't be some crook's pigeon. schlemiel and schlemihl; shlemiel n. a gullible person; a loser. (From Hebrew Shelumiel via Yiddish.)See if you can get that schlemiel to buy the Brooklyn Bridge.The stupid shlemiel says he already bought it yesterday. schnook and schnuck; shnook n. a naive person; a dope. (Yiddish.)The guy's a schnook with a heart of gold.What's a good-looking dame like her doing with a shnook like him? setup n. a person who is set up for some swindle; a mark. (Underworld.)Is he the setup? He's a cop!The setup got wise at the last minute. soft touch n. a gullible person; a likely victim of a scheme.John is a soft touch for a few bucks.Here comes the perfect soft touch—a nerd with a gleam in his eye. spring chicken n. a young and naive person, especially a young woman. (Usually in the negative.)Well, I may not be a spring chicken, but I got some spizzerinktum left.I am a spring chicken, but I lie about my age to get served in bars. sucker n. a dupe; an easy mark.See if you can sell that sucker the Brooklyn Bridge.The sucker says he doesn't need a bridge, thank you. tool n. a dupe; someone who can be victimized easily.They were looking for some tool to drive the getaway car.Who's the tool with the briefcase? touch n. a likely target for begging; someone who is asked for a loan.He was just the kind of touch we were looking for, not too bright and not too poor.The touch looked around him and gave the stiff two bits. yap n. a naive person; a dupe.The poor yap was made a fool of.See if you can get that yap to bring over a lefthanded monkey wrench. dupe 1. noun a duplicate US, 1891 2. verb to duplicate US, 1912 dupe1. verb To deceive or trick one. The student tried to dupe me with a letter on which he'd forged his mom's signature. 2. verb To copy something. Did you dupe this tape, or am I holding the only copy? 3. noun Someone who is the victim of deception or trickery. Yep, I was a dupe—they were lying to me the whole time. 4. noun Something that is a copy of something else. Do you have a dupe of this tape, or am I holding the only copy? 5. noun, slang A cosmetic item that is in some way very similar to a higher-priced one. Is this Maybelline blush really a dupe for that pricey NARS one? dupe1. n. a potential victim of a confidence trick; a patsy. The crooks found a good dupe and started their scheme. 2. tv. to trick someone; to swindle someone. I did not try to dupe you. It was an honest mistake. 3. n. a duplicate; a copy. I’ve got a dupe in the files. 4. tv. to duplicate something; to copy something. Just a minute, I have to dupe a contract for the boss. |
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