fall guy

noun

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1

One who is gullible and easily duped.

2

A scapegoat.

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Joe Soap Simple Simon chump chumpion cousin cull cully dotterel dupe easy mark escapegoat fall guy fish folk devil goat

Related Words

cherry-pick chump off dotard dote double duplicate eurasian dotterel facsimilize fishes fool

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