patsy

pat·sy

noun \ˈpat-sē\

plural pat·sies

Definition of PATSY

: a person who is easily manipulated or victimized : pushover

Examples of PATSY

1. They treated us like a bunch of patsies.
2. <an Internet newbie who's the perfect patsy for a cyber scam>

Origin of PATSY

perhaps from Italian pazzo fool

First Known Use: 1903

Related to PATSY

Synonyms: chump, gull, mug [chiefly British], ¹dupe, pigeon, pushover, sap, soft touch, sucker, tool

Related Words: cat's-paw, mark, target, victim; schlemiel (also shlemiel); butt, derision, laughingstock, mock, mockery; booby, dodo, fool, goose, half-wit, jackass, lunatic, monkey, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simp, simpleton, turkey, yo-yo; loser; blockhead, cretin, dolt, dope, dumbbell, dummy, dunce, idiot, imbecile, moron, schlub (also shlub) [slang], schlump [slang], schnook [slang]

Near Antonyms: cheat, cheater, confidence man, cozener, defrauder, dodger, hoaxer, shark, sharper, slicker, swindler, trickster

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