patsy Definition
patsy (pat′sē)
noun pl. -·sies
☆ Slang a person easily imposed upon or victimized
Etymology: prob. altered (after Patsy, nickname for Patrick) < It pazzo, crazy
patsy Usage Examples
Converse of object
- use: How is PATSy used in the context of this module?
- have: And, with a new sizeable competitor in broadband, BT will now have a patsy to draw Ofcom's regulatory fire.
- nominate: Oh and I nominate Paul Davis ( or nominated patsy ) to ask them because the board all hate him anyway!
- make: This makes me Absolutely certain that the fabulous pair will make a patsy out of the Russians and use Absolute in future.
Modifies a noun
- team: EA - EA is thanked both by the PATSy team and by Andy Lloyd for her time and help in collecting this data.
- system: AL - We would like to thank AL for allowing us to use his data on the PATSy system.
- cline: Music ranges from patsy cline to Pink with everything else inbetween... ... .
Noun used with modifier
government: Despite attempts to portray him as otherwise, Professor Bain was no Government patsy.
Browse dictionary entries near patsy
- ‹ patroon
- ‹ patronymic
- ‹ patronizing
- ‹ patronize
- ‹ patroness
- ‹ patronal
- ‹ patronage
- ‹ patron saint
- ‹ patron
- ‹ patrolman
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