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fall guy

n. Slang

1. A scapegoat.

2. A gullible victim; a dupe.

fall guy

n Informal

1. a person who is the victim of a confidence trick

2. a scapegoat

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Noun

fall guy - a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

chump, gull, patsy, soft touch, sucker, mug, fool, mark

dupe, victim - a person who is tricked or swindled

Translations

fall guy

n (esp US inf: = victim) → armes Opfer, Angeschmierte(r) mf (inf); (= scapegoat) → Sündenbock m

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