fall guys

noun

plural of fall guy
as in victims
a person or thing taking the blame for others 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

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  1. victims
  2. goats
  3. excuses
  4. scapegoats
Noun
  • The amount of time that passed has only compounded the challenges of finding — let alone identifying — the victims.
    — Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Crump is a civil rights attorney best known for representing the families of Black people who are victims of gun violence and police brutality.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of victims
Noun
  • The two species also hunted the same types of animals, such as wild goats, deer and boars.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • The detections, so far totaling 32 animals including sheep and goats as of Sunday, have largely clustered in southern Texas.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Definition of goats
Noun
  • They are better understood as excuses for expansions of state power that would benefit them.
    — Connor Okeeffe, Oc Register, 9 July 2026
  • The excuses that keep piling up The backyard isn’t my first condition.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
Definition of excuses
Noun
  • Sending out the scapegoats in a van advertising unemployed coaches is next-level stuff.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Black folks have been used as scapegoats for the rising government budgets, and anti-Black stereotypes fueled voters to significantly reduce access to affordable healthcare and educational assistance.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of scapegoats
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