patsy

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There's a saying in poker: If you don't know who the patsy is at the table, it's you.

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  • The cups are shifted rapidly and randomly, usually with the remark that the hands move faster than the eye, and then the patsy is asked to pick the cup with the prize. —  Catholic Exchange
  • There's a saying in poker: If you don't know who the patsy is at the table, it's you. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
 

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pam ·  preformed ·  well-done ·  marrowy ·  scribefire ·  fav ·  patty ·  pin-up

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patsy:   patsies
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  1. Perhaps from Italian pazzo, fool, from Old Italian paccio.
 

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