Definition of fall guy
fall guy
noun
- a person who is blamed for something bad.
Last edited on Nov 28 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'fall': | |
| Definitions include: a term used as to say "leave me alone" or "get off my case" | |
| Definitions include: to believe a lie. | |
| Definitions include: to fall in love. | |
| Definitions include: to come to romantically like - though not love - a person. | |
| Definitions include: to lose popularity. | |
| Definitions include: to disappear from contact with other people. | |
| Definitions include: to resume drinking alcohol or doing drugs after a period of sobriety. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "falling off chair, laughing out loud". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "falling off chair, rolling on floor, laughing out loud". | |
| Definitions include: to have a disagreement. | |
| Definitions include: very easy to do. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "little old lady fall down go boom". | |
| Definitions include: to take the blame for a misdeed. | |
| Definitions include: the bigger a person's or organization's stature, the larger their failure will be. | |
Other terms relating to 'guy': | |
| Definitions include: a criminal. | |
| Definitions include: friendly way of referring to a fellow male. | |
| Definitions include: making fun of someone that did something stupid. | |
| Definitions include: humorous pretend Chinese food item. | |
| Definitions include: "fucking new guy". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "good game." | |
| Definitions include: a member of the police force, one's nation's own military, a super-hero, etc. | |
| Definitions include: an expert or person one goes to for advice or a paid specialist in a given field. | |
| Definitions include: Pronouced (guy-it) | |
| Definitions include: anything. | |
| Definitions include: a nice person. | |
| Definitions include: any person who does something considered inappropriate; "the kind of guy that does that." | |
| Definitions include: egotistical, way too cool. | |
| Definitions include: a member of the mafia (aka "mob.") | |
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