fall guy
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fall guy
noun fall guys · fall-guy · fallguy
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One who is gullible and easily duped.
Similar: dupe, patsy, chump, chumpion, cousin, cull, cully, dotterel, easy mark, fall guy, fish, gudgeon
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A scapegoat.
Clemons's supporters have over the years given a different rendition of events. In the racially heated atmosphere of St Louis in the early 1990s, they say, Clemons was made the fall guy. Of the four men who were charged with the murders, the three black men were all put on death row while the one wh
Similar: patsy, sacrificial lamb, escapegoat, fall guy, folk devil, goat, Joe Soap, scapegoat, whipping boy
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noun one who is easily duped
| Español | pardillo |
|---|---|
| Français | poire |
| Русский | простофиля prostofilja |
noun a scapegoat
| Español | pagano |
|---|---|
| Français | bouc émissaire, lampiste, pigeon |
| Deutsch | Sündenbock, Prügelknabe, Buhmann |
| Русский | козёл отпуще́ния kozjól otpuščénija |
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title = {fall guy},
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