What (who) is patsy - definition
UNISEX GIVEN NAME
patsy
(patsies)
If you describe someone as a patsy, you mean that they are rather stupid and are easily tricked by other people, or can be made to take the blame for other people's actions. (AM INFORMAL)
Davis was nobody's patsy...
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N-COUNT [disapproval]
patsy
¦ noun (plural patsies) informal, chiefly N. Amer. a person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something.
Origin
C19: familiar form of the given name Patrick.
Patsy (actress)
MEXICAN ACTRESS AND SINGER
Patsy (born Patricia Pepping Valles on 1963 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress and singer.Entrevista a Patsy Pepping Consultado el 18 de febrero de 2016.
Wikipedia
Patsy
Patsy is a given name often used as a diminutive of the feminine given name Patricia or sometimes the masculine name Patrick, or occasionally other names containing the syllable "Pat" (such as Cleopatra, Patience, or Patrice). Among Italian Americans, it is often used as a pet name for Pasquale.
In older usage, Patsy was also a nickname for Martha or Matilda, following a common nicknaming pattern of changing an M to a P (such as in Margaret → Meg/Meggy → Peg/Peggy; and Molly → Polly) and adding a feminine suffix.
President George Washington called his wife Martha "Patsy" in private correspondence. President Thomas Jefferson's eldest daughter Martha was known by the nickname "Patsy", while his daughter Mary was called "Polly".
Pronunciation examples for patsy
1. and said, hey, Patsy.
Patsyâs Italian Family Cookbook _ Sal Scognamillo _ Talks at Google
2. he passed in '86, grandpa Patsy.
Patsyâs Italian Family Cookbook _ Sal Scognamillo _ Talks at Google
3. But Grandpa Patsy, it was veal.
Patsyâs Italian Family Cookbook _ Sal Scognamillo _ Talks at Google
4. ...the rich-kid junkie
who was the patsy...
Saw 5
5. Patsy: They didn't think they had an option probably.
A Whole New Mind _ Daniel Pink _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of patsy
1. True, he is nobody‘s patsy – because he is everybody‘s patsy.
2. She did it," said Paugh, who is Patsy Ramsey‘s sister.
3. Only a patsy still sits in his office these days.
4. "It was really hard coming back," said Patsy Clayton.
5. Turning over a new leaf÷ Patsy Kensit A curvier and happier Patsy Kensit has admitted she used to be too thin and unhappy.