as in suckers
one who is easily deceived or cheated
an Internet newbie who's the perfect patsy for a cyber scam
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Recent Examples of patsies
Then Kay served notice that the White Sox, after losing the record 121 games in 2024, are through playing patsies.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
Massachusetts citizens are not patsies with wallets.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
Massachusetts citizens are not patsies with wallets.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patsies
Noun
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That makes students who play by the rules feel like suckers.—
Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
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But the juries, returning for the semis after a four-year absence, are still suckers for this kind of old-school showboating.—
Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Employing a cast of non-professional locals, the film playfully interrogates the brutal but bungled occupation while also allowing its actors — many of whom are descendants of the fascists’ victims — to reinterpret and reclaim a chapter in their city’s past.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Kyiv officials announced a day of mourning on Friday to honor the victims, with national flags at half-mast across the city of three million people.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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“Patsies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patsies. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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