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
The reason the episode works so well is because Homer makes the perfect patsy, of sorts.
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Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Anyone familiar with this kind of setup knows that simple offers are inevitably anything but, and rarely turn out to be worth the money — that is, assuming the poor patsy ever sees the money.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
Fraudsters create phishing sites to con their patsies into giving away valuable login credentials.
—PCMAG, 17 Mar. 2025
Athena instantly figures it out: Amber murdered those other girls and kidnapped Jayna, using Bullock as a patsy.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Anyone familiar with this kind of setup knows that simple offers are inevitably anything but, and rarely turn out to be worth the money — that is, assuming the poor patsy ever sees the money.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
Fraudsters create phishing sites to con their patsies into giving away valuable login credentials.
—PCMAG, 17 Mar. 2025
Athena instantly figures it out: Amber murdered those other girls and kidnapped Jayna, using Bullock as a patsy.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patsy
Noun
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The Trump administration has characterized that role as one for suckers, in which the United States restrained its hard power and allowed other countries to bleed its wealth.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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These stems, called suckers, are a different variety than the top growth and will have different flowers, as well as drawing energy and resources away from the main plant.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That fight for victim's rights has shaped all their lives.—
Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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In search of a motive, detectives got a search warrant for the victim’s CSUN email account, court records show.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
Noun
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The supplements are a crucial tool for averting malnutrition.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2025
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This capability—combined with tools like protein folding simulations—has opened the door to faster, more efficient drug development pipelines.—
Tomoko Yokoi,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Dutton is reluctant at first but soon unleashes his fists on two chumps to the tune of $420.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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Who think that kindness, tolerance and sacrifice aren’t strictly for chumps.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Patsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patsy. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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