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(pat′sē)

noun pl. patsies

☆ Slang a person easily imposed upon or victimized

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

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noun pl. pat·sies
Slang

A person easily taken advantage of, cheated, blamed, or ridiculed.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps from Italian pazzo, fool

Origin: , from Old Italian paccio

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