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patsy

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"Easy mark"

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈpætsi/Part of speech nounSorted apstyStarts with PEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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"Easy mark"2 answers
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Definitions

  1. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

Word origin

From the clipping of Patricia or Patrick + -sy (hypocoristic suffix).

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

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