The difference between Chump and Patsy

When used as nouns, chump means an incompetent person, a blockhead, whereas patsy means a person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something.


check bellow for the other definitions of Chump and Patsy

  1. Chump as a noun (colloquial, pejorative):

    An incompetent person, a blockhead; a loser.

    Examples:

    "That chump wouldn't know his ass from a hole in the ground."

  2. Chump as a noun:

    A gullible person; a sucker; someone easily taken advantage of; someone lacking common sense.

    Examples:

    "It shouldn't be hard to put one over on ''that'' chump."

  3. Chump as a noun:

    The thick end, especially of a piece of wood or of a joint of meat.

  1. Chump as a verb:

  1. Patsy as a noun (informal, derogatory):

    A person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something.