dup

[ duhp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, Archaic.

, dupped, dup·ping.

dup.

dup

/ dʌp /

Origin of dup¹

1540–50; contraction of do ¹ + up; doff, don ²

Origin of dup¹

C16: contraction of do ¹+ up

He wriggled round so that he faced forward, reached out gleefully, caught the front fetlocks, and cried "Dup!"

On est aisment dup par ce qu'on aime—We are easily duped by those we love.

Huddup (hu-dup'), a New England interjection addressed to a horse meaning "Get along."

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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