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View synonyms for fall guy
fall guy
noun
, Slang.
- an easy victim.
- a scapegoat.
fall guy
noun
- a person who is the victim of a confidence trick
- a scapegoat
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fall guy1
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
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