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nounfallguy (plural fallguys)
plural fallguys
- alternativeAlternative form of fall guy.
Maybe somebody was looking for a fallguy. Figured they found themselves one in me.
2009, Victoria Arnett, Jordan's Creek, page 642 more examples
Cleopatra became Octavian's fallguy, as she has in part remained throughout history.
2011, Matthew Dennison, Livia, Empress of Rome: A Biography, page 100The fate of the sad, multiple-abusing fallguy creates more tension than anything in F.U.'s career.
2014, Peter Cochran, Small-Screen Shakespeare, page 474
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fallguy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fallguy.
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