josser
- noun
- /ˈdʒɒsə/
- Offensive
- The clever salesman spotted a josser and quickly convinced him to buy the useless gadget.
Examples
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Don't act like a josser and fall for obvious scams online.
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He was such a josser that he believed every prank his friends played on him.
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Don't be such a josser!
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He is a complete josser when it comes to scams.
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He fell for the joke so quickly that everyone knew he was a josser.
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The con artist took advantage of the josser by selling him fake tickets.
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When he believed the outrageous story, his friends labeled him a josser.
Synonyms
A person who is easily tricked
A person who is easily tricked into believing false things
A person who trusts others and falls for tricks easily
An old word for a person who is easily tricked
Antonyms
How Gullible
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word josser probably comes from the verb josh, which means 'to tease' or 'to joke', so a josser is someone people can joke with or trick. That's why josser means a person who is easily fooled or gullible.