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pat·sy

 (păt′sē)
n. pl. pat·sies Slang
A person easily taken advantage of, cheated, blamed, or ridiculed.
[Perhaps from Italian pazzo, fool, from Old Italian paccio.]
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patsy

(ˈpætsɪ)
n, pl -sies
1. a person who is easily cheated, victimized, etc
2. a scapegoat
[C20: of unknown origin]
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pat•sy

(ˈpæt si)

n., pl. -sies. Slang.
1. a person who is easily swindled or manipulated.
2. scapegoat.
[1900–05, Amer.; orig. uncertain]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.patsy - a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage ofpatsy - a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
chump, fall guy, gull, soft touch, sucker, mug, fool, mark
dupe, victim - a person who is tricked or swindled
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patsy

noun
1. Slang. A person who is easily deceived or victimized:
butt, dupe, fool, gull, lamb, pushover, victim.
Informal: sucker.
Slang: fall guy, gudgeon, mark, monkey, pigeon, sap.
Chiefly British: mug.
2. Slang. One who is made an object of blame:
goat, scapegoat, whipping boy.
Slang: fall guy.
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Translations

patsy

[ˈpætsɪ] N (US) → bobo/a m/f, primo m
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patsy

[ˈpætsi] n (US) (= mug) → pigeon m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

patsy

n (US inf) (= scapegoat) → Sündenbock m; (= easy victim) → Leichtgläubige(r) mf; (= weak man) → Schlappschwanz m (inf), → Schwächling m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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