> let off a patsy if they had orchestrated it the patsy in that scenario would have been the guy screaming the game was rigged or you, if they had popped you

> let off a patsy if they had orchestrated it the patsy in that scenario would have been the guy screaming the game was rigged or you, if they had popped you in front of the gambler to prove they took his allegations seriously the patsy is not "in on" what's happening. They might let you off if they thought it was intentional but that somebody more important had put you up to it wiktionary patsy: (informal, derogatory) A person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something.