patsies

Variant of patsy

patsy definition

patsy (pat′sē)

noun pl. patsies -·sies

☆ Slang a person easily imposed upon or victimized

Etymology: prob. altered (after Patsy, nickname for Patrick) < It pazzo, crazy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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