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PATSY
chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch, mug
(noun) a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Patsy
A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.
A diminutive of the male given name Patrick.
Anagrams
• Tyaps, pasty
Etymology
Noun
patsy (plural patsies)
(informal, derogatory) A person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something.
Synonyms
• (by being cheated): sucker; see also dupe
• (by being blamed): scapegoat; see also scapegoat
Anagrams
• Tyaps, pasty
Source: Wiktionary
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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