PATSY


Meaning of PATSY in English

/ 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.