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sitting duck - definition and meaning
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Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An easy target or victim.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun idiomatic An obvious or unconcealed
target .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a defenseless victim
Etymologies
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From sitting + duck.
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Words with the same meaning
- babe
- boob
- breeze
- butt
- chump
- cinch
- credulous person
- cull
- dupe
- easy mark
- easy pickings
- easy target
- easy thing
- fall guy
- fish
- fool
- gobe-mouches
- greener
- greenhorn
- greeny
- gudgeon
- gull
- innocent
- leadpipe cinch
- mark
- monkey
- patsy
- picnic
- pie
- piece of cake
- pigeon
- plaything
- prize sap
- pushover
- sap
- saphead
- schlemiel
- setup
- sinecure
- sitter
- snap
- stooge
- sucker
- toy
- trusting soul
- velvet
- victim
slumry commented on the word sitting duck
an easy target
July 24, 2007
jennarenn commented on the word sitting duck
It's quite a day for seated ducks.
July 24, 2007
slumry commented on the word sitting duck
Or seated duffs. Better get off mine soon!
July 24, 2007
reesetee commented on the word sitting duck
How come no one ever talks about the standing ducks? That's what I want to know.
July 25, 2007