"easy mark" meaning in All languages combined

See easy mark on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: easy marks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} easy mark (plural easy marks)
  1. (informal, idiomatic) Someone who is easily fooled or victimized. Tags: idiomatic, informal
    Sense id: en-easy_mark-en-noun-fjUcJHCD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
  2. (informal, idiomatic) An obvious suspect. Tags: idiomatic, informal
    Sense id: en-easy_mark-en-noun-97Q5poJE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: easy target, sitting duck

Inflected forms

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