noun
- people who are easily taken advantage of, deceived, or blamed for something
Usage: informal; plural of patsy
Examples
- The criminals used innocent bystanders as patsies in their scheme.
- Don’t let them make you one of their patsies.
- The investigation revealed that several employees were merely patsies.
- He refused to be among the patsies who would take the blame.
- The con artists always looked for easy patsies to target.
- They turned the new workers into patsies for their mistakes.