as in sucker
one who is easily deceived or cheated
an Internet newbie who's the perfect patsy for a cyber scam
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Recent Examples of patsy
Athena instantly figures it out: Amber murdered those other girls and kidnapped Jayna, using Bullock as a patsy.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Thinking he's found his imbecilic patsy, Mussburger names Norville the new president.
—Ars Technica, 31 Dec. 2024
The Minnesota Wild’s blip is officially a stumble as the slumping, skidding team once again was a patsy against the Winnipeg Jets.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
The reason the episode works so well is because Homer makes the perfect patsy, of sorts.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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Just thinking about the poor suckers who had to guard her in high school makes Fudd pity them.—
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These giant in-lines mimic large prey like suckers and perch.—
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Once identified, the kit dynamically loads a counterfeit login page tailored to that provider, often with the victim’s email address already filled in.—
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The gallery was filled with the victim’s friends, colleagues and family.—
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The website offers screening and assessment tools, informational articles, self-help guides and a guide to providers in Kane County.—
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Features include integrated evaluation tools, memory capabilities for context retention and robust tracing for debugging.—
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Dutton is reluctant at first but soon unleashes his fists on two chumps to the tune of $420.—
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Who think that kindness, tolerance and sacrifice aren’t strictly for chumps.—
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“Patsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patsy. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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