Patsy

In American slang, a patsy is a person taken advantage of, especially one considered relatively naïve. The term is widely regarded as an ethnic slur, in light of the likely theory that it arose in the mid-18th century when East Coast urban centers in the U.S. included a notable abundance of recent migrants from rural Ireland, among whom nickname Patsy (for Patrick, after the patron saint of Ireland) was relatively common.

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