Synonyms of fall guy
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Another word for fall guy is dupe. Other synonyms of fall guy are patsy, chump, chumpion, cull and cully.
Synonyms and similar words for fall guy
nounOne who is gullible and easily duped.
- dupe
- patsyA conspirator, secretly designated by co-conspirators to take full blame and punishment for a wrongdoing, particularly...
- chump
- chumpionA gullible champion.
- cull
- cully
- dotterel
- easy mark
- fish
- gull
- jugginsA fool; someone very credulous or easily fooled.
- live one
- mark
- mugA gullible or easily cheated person.
- muggins
- pigeonA person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.
- rube
- sap
- sapheadA simpleton, a stupid person.
- schlemiel
- sheep
- simp
- Simple SimonA fool, or gullible person.
- soft touch
- steamer
- stiff
- stooge
- suckerA person who is easily deceived, tricked or persuaded to do something; a naive or gullible person.
- cousin obsoleteA person who is swindled; a dupe.
- gudgeon archaicA person apt to take the bait; one easily cheated or duped; also, an idiot.
nounA scapegoat.
- sacrificial lamb
- escapegoat
- folk devilA person or type of person blamed by the public for various ills, as during a moral panic.
- goat informal
- Joe Soap BritishA foolish stooge or scapegoat.
- scapegoatSomeone unfairly blamed or punished for some failure.
- whipping boySomeone punished for the errors of others.
Meaning of fall guy
- noun One who is gullible and easily duped.
- noun A scapegoat.
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