/ ˈpætsi; NAmE / noun
( pl. -ies ) ( informal , especially NAmE ) a weak person who is easily cheated or tricked, or who is forced to take the blame for sth that sb else has done wrong
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: of unknown origin.
/ ˈpætsi; NAmE / noun
( pl. -ies ) ( informal , especially NAmE ) a weak person who is easily cheated or tricked, or who is forced to take the blame for sth that sb else has done wrong
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: of unknown origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005