dupery
Noun
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Noun
dupery
- The act or practice of duping; the condition of being deceived.
- 1930, "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,738702,00.html 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.
- 1930, "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,738702,00.html Dishonesty],"Time, 17 Feb,
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