Dupery

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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