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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | easy victim |
| Synonyms: | boob, can-carrier, chopping block, chump, dupe, easy mark, easy touch, fool, goat, lamb to the slaughter, mark, patsy, pigeon, prize sap, sacrifice, sap, scapegoat, schlemiel, schmuck, sitting duck, soft touch, stooge, sucker, trusting soul, victim, whipping boy |
| Main Entry: | laughing stock |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | object of ridicule |
| Synonyms: | Aunt Sally, butt, dupe, fair game, fall guy, fool, goat, joke, laughingstock, stooge, target, victim |
| Main Entry: | scapegoat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who takes blame for another's action |
| Synonyms: | boob, chump, doormat, dupe, easy mark, fall guy, fool, goat, gull, mark*, patsy, pigeon, pushover, sacrifice, sap*, schmuck, sitting duck, stooge, sucker, victim, weakling |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stooge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dupe |
| Synonyms: | chump, easy mark, fall guy, flunky, fool, lackey, patsy, pawn, pigeon, puppet, pushover, sap*, sucker, victim |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | whipping boy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fall guy |
| Synonyms: | chopping block, dupe, fall guy, goat, goat, mark*, patsy, patsy, sacrifice, scapegoat, sucker, target, victim |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | easy mark |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | easy victim |
| Synonyms: | chump, cinch, doormat, easy pickings, easy touch, fall guy, jay, mark, mug, patsy, pigeon, prize sap, pushover, scapegoat, sitting duck, soft touch, sucker, trusting soul |
| Main Entry: | setup |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gullible person |
| Synonyms: | butt*, chump, dummy*, dupe, easy mark, fall guy, fool, goat, gull, mark*, patsy, pigeon, pushover, sap, sitting duck, sucker, victim* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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