object.duplicable? returns true if object.dup is safe. False for nil, true, false, symbols, and numbers; true otherwise. References #9333.

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+class Object
+  # Can you safely .dup this object?
+  # False for nil, false, true, symbols, and numbers; true otherwise.
+  def duplicable?
+    true
+  end
+end
+
+class NilClass #:nodoc:
+  def duplicable?
+    false
+  end
+end
+
+class FalseClass #:nodoc:
+  def duplicable?
+    false
+  end
+end
+
+class TrueClass #:nodoc:
+  def duplicable?
+    false
+  end
+end
+
+class Symbol #:nodoc:
+  def duplicable?
+    false
+  end
+end
+
+class Numeric #:nodoc:
+  def duplicable?
+    false
+  end
+end