fallguy

English

Noun

fallguy (plural fallguys)

1. Alternative form of fall guy
   • 2009, Victoria Arnett, Jordan's Creek, page 64:

     Maybe somebody was looking for a fallguy. Figured they found themselves one in me.

   • 2011, Matthew Dennison, Livia, Empress of Rome: A Biography, page 100:

     Cleopatra became Octavian's fallguy, as she has in part remained throughout history.

   • 2014, Peter Cochran, Small-Screen Shakespeare, page 474:

     The fate of the sad, multiple-abusing fallguy creates more tension than anything in F.U.'s career.

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