72 entries under noun topic. ×

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