Definitions for PATSY
ˈpæt sipat·sy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch, mugnoun

   a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Patsynoun

   A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.

2. Patsynoun

   A diminutive of the male given name Patrick.

3. patsynoun

   A person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something.

4. Etymology: The term dates back at least to the 1870s in the United States, close to the peak of Irish migration.

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1. 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".

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1. patsy

   A patsy is a person who is easily taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something. It's often used to describe a person who is deceived or manipulated to act as a scapegoat for others.

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PATSY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Patsy is ranked #70833 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Patsy surname appeared 276 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Patsy.
   
   86.5% or 239 total occurrences were White.
   7.2% or 20 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   2.5% or 7 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Victim

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for PATSY »

1. pasty

How to pronounce PATSY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say PATSY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PATSY in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PATSY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of PATSY in a Sentence

1. Mac Wiseman:

   He and Patsy didn’t always agree on everything, but she loved him. And vice versa.

2. Randy Credico:

   I am a decoy, the patsy to divert attention, or Roger Stone just didn't have one( an intermediary) and Roger Stone ego was too big to admit that.

3. John Andrew:

   Lou was a true victim’s advocate, it wasn’t his job to protect John and Patsy Ramsey. His objective was to find the killer. This was a six-year-old girl who was killed on Christmas Day. We should answer for that.

4. Patsy Stevenson:

   This has been happening for years and years with minority groups, and only when someone of a certain color or a certain look was arrested in that manner, like Patsy Stevenson, then certain people started to wake up to the idea of oh, hold on, this could happen to us.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PATSY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Patsy
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patsy
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=PATSY