fall girl
- noun
- /fɔl ɡɜrl/
- Offensive
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[ofensivo: término para mujer que es engañada o que asume la culpa]
- In the con, they needed a fall girl to distract suspicion from the real culprit.
Examples
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Don't let yourself be the fall girl when trouble starts brewing at work.
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She was always the fall girl in every scheme, ending up blamed for mistakes she hadn't made.
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Don't be a fall girl for his tricks!
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She was labeled a fall girl after the scandal.
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Many people thought she would be the fall girl after the scandal, but she managed to clear her name.
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In the office politics, Sarah ended up as the fall girl when the project failed, despite having done her best.
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The villain framed Jessica as the fall girl to divert attention from his own crimes.
Synonyms
300
7.0
A person who is easily tricked
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8.6
A person who is easily tricked and blamed by others
19
7.6
A person who others blame so they avoid punishment
Antonyms
- Literature
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7.4
A woman who knows a lot about people and herbs and people trust for advice
How Gullible
Surface Forms
Morphology
The literal meanings of 'fall' and 'girl' do not directly yield 'a woman who is deceived or made to take the blame.' The sense is idiomatic (related to 'fall guy' / 'take the fall') and is not predictable from the constituents, so a B1 learner knowing the words would likely not infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Fall girl comes from the image of a girl who is made to fall, that is, to 'take the fall' and accept blame for someone else's crime or mistake. So today it means a woman who is often tricked or 'blamed' for other people's wrongs.