22
victim(noun, feature, person, mark, fool)
12
dupe(noun, feature, person, object of ridicule)
9
whipping boy(noun, expression, idiom, person, praise)
9
fall guy(noun, expression, idiom, person, praise)
8
patsy(noun, feature, person, praise, slang)
7
sacrifice(noun, feature, person, mark, fool)
6
sucker(noun, feature, person, object of ridicule)
6
fool(noun, feature, person, mark, casualty)
6
mark(noun, feature, person)
6
martyr(noun, feature, sacrifice, casualty, victim)
6
underdog(noun, feature)
6
sitting duck(noun, expression, feature, person, mark)
5
goat(noun, person, mark, praise, fool)
4
easy mark(noun, expression, idiom, feature, person)
4
gull(noun, feature, person)
4
immolation(noun, feature)
4
pigeon(noun, feature, person, mark, fool)
3
sufferer(noun, feature, fool, innocent, sacrifice)
3
target(noun, informal, ridicule, butt, laughingstock)
3
clown(noun, feature, fool, innocent, casualty)
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