Etymology
Origin of dupery
From the French word duperie, dating back to 1750–60. See dupe 1, -ery
Example Sentences
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It could be a game of dupery, with neither side trusting the other.
From Time Magazine Archive
Far more widespread than ticket dupery is another form of "misrepresentation" also recently under fire.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the fact that they were not due to any external dupery didn't make them a bit pleasanter to see.
From Tales of Men and Ghosts by Wharton, Edith
This taste for dupery was carried down to a much later period; for the “Merrie conceited jests of George Peele,” and of Tarleton, are chiefly tricks of sharpers.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
The character of the nation will become, like its swords, at once bright, sharp, and solid; the reign of corruption is gone already, the reign of dupery cannot long survive.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 by Various
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