Duperies

/ˈduːpərɪz/ noun

Definition

Plural of dupery; instances of deception, fraud, or tricks used to fool someone.

Etymology

From dupery (deceit or trickery) plus the plural suffix -ies. Dupery comes from Old French duper, meaning to trick or deceive, which may derive from Germanic roots.

Kelly Says

Medieval con artists were so creative that they needed a special word—dupery—to describe their specific brand of tricks, showing how deception has always been an art form.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዱ佩ሪ
doo-peh-ree
ARالعربية
دُبِيدُرِيّ
doo-bee-dee-ree
BNবাংলা
দুপেরি
doo-peh-ree
CACatalà
duperies
doo-peh-ree-es
CSČeština
duperies
doo-peh-ree-es
DADansk
duperies
doo-peh-ree-es
DEDeutsch
Duperies
doo-peh-ree-es
ELΕλληνικά
δουπερί
doo-peh-ree
ESEspañol
duperies
doo-peh-ree-es
FAفارسی
دُپِرِی
doo-peh-ree
FISuomi
duperies
doo-peh-ree-es
FRFrançais
duperies
doo-peh-ree-es
GUGU
દુપેરી
doo-peh-ree
HAHA
duperies
doo-peh-ree-es
HEעברית
דוּפֶּרְי
doo-peh-ree
HIहिन्दी
दुपेरियाँ
doo-peh-ree-yan
HUMagyar
duperies
doo-peh-ree-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
duperies
doo-peh-ree-es
IGIG
duperies
doo-peh-ree-es
ITItaliano
duperies
doo-peh-ree-es
JA日本語
デュペリーズ
dyupe-ri-zu
KKKK
дүпери
doo-peh-ree
KMKM
ឌូប៉េរី
doo-peh-ree
KO한국어
듀페리즈
dyupe-ri-jeu
MRMR
दुपेरियाँ
doo-peh-ree-yan
MSBahasa Melayu
duperies
doo-peh-ree-es
MYမြန်မာ
ဒူပဲလီ
doo-peh-lee
NLNederlands
duperies
doo-peh-ree-es
NONorsk
duperies
doo-peh-ree-es
PAPA
ਦੁਪੇਰੀ
doo-peh-ree
PLPolski
duperies
doo-peh-ree-es
PTPortuguês
duperies
doo-peh-ree-es
RORomână
duperies
doo-peh-ree-es
RUРусский
дуперии
doo-peh-ree-ee
SVSvenska
duperies
doo-peh-ree-es
SWKiswahili
duperies
doo-peh-ree-es
TAதமிழ்
டுப்பெரி
too-peh-ree
TEతెలుగు
దుపెరి
doo-peh-ree
THไทย
ดูเพดรี
doo-peh-ree
TLTL
duperies
doo-peh-ree-es
TRTürkçe
duperies
doo-peh-ree-es
UKУкраїнська
дуперії
doo-peh-ree-ee
URاردو
ڈپری
doo-peh-ree
VITiếng Việt
duperies
doo-peh-ree-es
YOYO
duperies
doo-peh-ree-es
ZH中文
杜佩里
dū pèi lì
ZUZU
duperies
doo-peh-ree-es

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