plural fall guys
informal
: a person who is blamed for something done by others : scapegoat
His lawyers will argue that he was set up as a/the fall guy for crimes he had no part in.
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“Fall guy.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/fall%20guy. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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