patsy
noun/ˈpætsi/
/ˈpætsi/
(plural patsies)
(informal, especially North American English)- 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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