Learn English – Can ‘Dupe’ be used as a verb instead of ‘Duplicate’

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I've seen this only in one scenario, 4 players on 2 teams are choosing which type of car they will use, and when both players on the same team choose the same car, player 1 says to player 2, 'Stop duping me!' or 'Don't dupe me'. The only source I can find to back up this usage is Dictionary.com, which presents no source or examples, but cites a Random House dictionary. Any thoughts?

Best Answer

The Oxford Dictionary acknowledges dupe as an abbreviation of duplicate:

verb & noun

Short for duplicate, especially in photography.
[AS VERB]: how to dupe 35 mm slides on to 35 mm film
[AS NOUN]: black-and-white dupes

The application of dupe seems to be expanding beyond photography.

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