fall guy
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nounDefinition of FALL GUY
: scapegoat <a fall guy for his boss's errors>
See Examples of FALL GUY
- His lawyers will argue that he was set up as a fall guy for crimes he had no part in.
- <the sandlot ball players wanted the littlest kid to be the fall guy for the broken window, figuring that he'd have the best chance of escaping punishment>
First Known Use of FALL GUY
1904
Related to FALL GUY
- Synonyms
- scapegoat, goat, whipping boy
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