as in sucker
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 patsy
Fraudsters create phishing sites to con their patsies into giving away valuable login credentials.
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PCMAG, 17 Mar. 2025
The Minnesota Wild’s blip is officially a stumble as the slumping, skidding team once again was a patsy against the Winnipeg Jets.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
The reason the episode works so well is because Homer makes the perfect patsy, of sorts.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Anyone familiar with this kind of setup knows that simple offers are inevitably anything but, and rarely turn out to be worth the money — that is, assuming the poor patsy ever sees the money.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
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PCMAG, 17 Mar. 2025
The Minnesota Wild’s blip is officially a stumble as the slumping, skidding team once again was a patsy against the Winnipeg Jets.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
The reason the episode works so well is because Homer makes the perfect patsy, of sorts.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Anyone familiar with this kind of setup knows that simple offers are inevitably anything but, and rarely turn out to be worth the money — that is, assuming the poor patsy ever sees the money.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patsy
Noun
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Here's the process: Choose a healthy-looking sucker, which is the new growth that emerges between a main and side branch, of about 6 inches long.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 July 2025
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All tomato plants benefit from pruning to keep the leaves off the ground, eliminate sucker shoots to increase energy for fruit production, and to open the plant for good air circulation.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 July 2025
Noun
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Democratic members of Congress have objected to the wave of settler violence, arguing that U.S. citizens are falling victim.—
Noah Robertson The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
26 July 2025
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Councilwoman Tammy Hawkins drew parallels to other high-profile cases, suggesting the victim, Latasha White, deserves the same level of respect and investigation as Crystal Rogers and Breonna Taylor.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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Microsoft launched Azure more than a decade ago, but the service has increasingly become intertwined with its AI ambitions, as the company looks to sell its AI chatbot and other tools to big business customers that are also reliant on its core online services.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
31 July 2025
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At this point in history, ancient humans were also beginning to form stone tools that made searching for underground plants even easier.—
Andrew Paul Jul 31,
Popular Science,
31 July 2025
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In the space of less than two weeks, the Boston Red Sox have gone from chumps to, if not champs, at least contenders.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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But even after a solid win like this, the Yankees did more chump stuff on the bases.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
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“Patsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patsy. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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