dupery

2 definitions found

dupery - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dupery \Dup"er*y\ (d[=u]p"[~e]r*[y^]), n. [F. duperie, fr.
     duper.]
     The act or practice of duping. [R.]
     [1913 Webster]

dupery - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  dupery
      n 1: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended
           to gain an advantage [syn: fraud, fraudulence,
           dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on]