Sekirov Dictionary

patsy

/ˈpætsi/

noun 2
verb 2
forms 3

noun2

A conspirator, secretly designated by co-conspirators to take full blame and punishment for a wrongdoing, particularly an assassination; a fall guy.
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(informal) A person who is easily manipulated, victimized, or made to take the blame for something.
- And now it's quite obvious that instead of Mr Rumsfeld and Mr. Cheney listening attentively to Mr Blair's sage advice, they've simply been using him as a patsy—a convenient fig-leaf. — 2003

verb2

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(informal) To treat (a person) as a patsy or sucker; to pin the blame on.
- Patsying me! Where the hell does he come off? Who ever heard of him? He can patsy the leaders in those night club dives but he can't do that here and get away with it. — 1939
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(informal) To mess around; to waste time.
- I was in no mood for patsying around, and I let him have it with both barrels. — 2013

forms

patsied · patsying · patsies

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