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patsy

1

[ pat-see ]

noun

Slang.
plural patsies.
  1. a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
  2. a person upon whom the blame for something falls; scapegoat; fall guy.
  3. a person who is the object of a joke, ridicule, or the like.


Patsy

2

[ pat-see ]

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Patrick.
  2. a female given name, form of Patricia.

patsy

/ ˈ±èæ³Ù²õɪ /

noun

  1. a person who is easily cheated, victimized, etc
  2. a scapegoat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of patsy1

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; origin uncertain
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of patsy1

C20: of unknown origin
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And I don’t see the party as playing the patsy, either.

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Granted, this first game was against the tanking Jazz, the same franchise that played patsy to Bryant’s 60 points nine years ago.

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I think someone whispered in Trump’s ear that Putin thinks he’s a patsy, that Putin’s grand expectation is that Trump will cave to whatever he wants without protest because they’re bro-ligarchs-in-arms, or something like that.

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Some are wallowing in theories that Mangione is a patsy, or that the shooting is a psyop.

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Getting rid of Notre Dame from football schedule to play a patsy?

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