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A '''''fall guy''''' is a person used as a [[scapegoat]] to take the blame for someone else's actions, or someone at the butt of [[joke]]s. One placed in the position of ''fall guy'' is often referred to as "taking the fall". In the [[film industry]], a ''fall guy'' is a form of [[stock character]]. |
A '''''fall guy''''' is a person used as a [[scapegoat]] to take the blame for someone else's actions, or someone at the butt of [[joke]]s. One placed in the position of ''fall guy'' it is often referred to as "taking the fall". In the [[film industry]], a ''fall guy'' is a form of [[stock character]]. |
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Revision as of 18:56, 2 September 2006
A fall guy is a person used as a scapegoat to take the blame for someone else's actions, or someone at the butt of jokes. One placed in the position of fall guy it is often referred to as "taking the fall". In the film industry, a fall guy is a form of stock character.
Origin
The word's origin dates back to the 1920s, during the administration of U.S. President Warren G. Harding (1921 - 1923). The term is allegedly named for Albert B. Fall, a U.S. Senator from New Mexico who served as Secretary of the Interior during Harding's years in office and became notorious for his involvement in the infamous Teapot Dome Scandal.
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