7
scapegoat(noun, person, praise, guy)
5
fall guy(noun, expression, idiom, person, praise)
5
goat(noun, person, praise, guy)
5
patsy(noun, person, praise, slang, guy)
4
target(noun, guy)
3
victim(noun, guy)
1
disruptor(noun, object, blame, victim, patsy)
1
dupe(noun, guy)
1
mark(noun, informal, guy)
1
sacrifice(noun, guy)
0
chopping block(noun, guy)
0
sucker(noun, guy)
0
whipping-boy
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