fall guy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawl gahy]
- /fɔl gaɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawl gahy]
- /fɔl gaɪ/

Definitions of fall guy words

noun fall guy an easy victim. 1
noun fall guy a scapegoat. 1
countable noun fall guy If someone is the fall guy, they are blamed for something which they did not do or which is not their fault. 0
noun fall guy a person who is the victim of a confidence trick 0
noun fall guy a scapegoat 0
noun fall guy a person made the victim, or left to face the consequences, of a scheme that has miscarried 0

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Origin of fall guy

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Fall guy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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fall guy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for fall guy

noun fall guy

whipping boy — a person who is made to bear the blame for another's mistake; scapegoat.
scapegoat — a person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place.
patsy — a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
boob — A woman's boobs are her breasts.
chopping block — a thick wooden board used for chopping vegetables, meat etc on

All 21 Synonyms of fall guy