Fall guy synonyms
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To deceive by trickery; fool or cheat
The definition of a victim is a person who has had something bad happen to him.
can-carrier
The definition of boob means an idiot or someone who is the brunt of a joke.
(Colloquial, pejorative) An incompetent person, a blockhead; a loser.
Someone who is easily fooled or victimised
(Informal) To speak or act facetiously or in jest; joke:
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To scapegoat.
lamb to the slaughter
A written or printed symbol used for punctuation; a punctuation mark.
(Slang) A person easily imposed upon or victimized
One of several birds of the family Columbidae, which consists of more than 300 species.
One that is made to bear the blame of others.
A habitual bungler; a dolt.
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One that is indiscriminately attracted to something specified:
(Historical) A boy brought up together with a young prince and required to take the punishment for the latter's misdeeds
Any of various chiefly coastal seabirds of the family Laridae, having long wings, webbed feet, a thick, slightly hooked beak, and usually gray and white plumage.
A sweet, mild-mannered person; a dear.
One that is easily defeated or taken advantage of.
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(Slang) One who is easily duped.
One who behaves in a way suggestive of a monkey, as a mischievous child or a mimic.
(UK, slang) A stupid or contemptible person.
praise (related)
(Archaic) A reason or basis for praise
wise (related)
Method or manner of doing; way:
(Slang) A person who is easily persuaded, esp. to give or lend money
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Find another word for fall guy. In this page you can discover 28 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for fall guy, like: dupe, victim, can-carrier, boob, chump, easy-mark, fool, goat, lamb to the slaughter, mark and patsy.
