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patsy
1[ pat-see ]
noun
Slang.
plural patsies.
- a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- a person upon whom the blame for something falls; scapegoat; fall guy.
- a person who is the object of a joke, ridicule, or the like.
patsy
/ ˈ±èæ³Ù²õɪ /
noun
- a person who is easily cheated, victimized, etc
- a scapegoat
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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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