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Definition of patsy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

patsy

noun
 
/ˈpætsi/
 
/ˈpætsi/
(plural patsies)
(informal, especially North American English)
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  1. a weak person who is easily cheated or tricked, or who is forced to take the blame for something that somebody else has done wrong
    • I thought you respected me—now I find out that I’m just another one of your patsies.
    Word Originearly 20th cent.: of unknown origin.
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