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bobolee

n.
Slang

n. a foolish person who is easily tricked or taken advantage of. People also use it for someone who gets blamed for everything.

n. a foolish or gullible person; one who is habitually tricked, ridiculed, or made a scapegoat. A term of abuse originating in Trinidad and Tobago slang.


SIMPLE

Don't be a bobolee and lend him more money.

CONTEXTUAL

Everyone at the office makes him the bobolee, blaming him for their own mistakes to avoid trouble with the boss.

COMPLEX

He played the village bobolee for so long, absorbing every insult with a sad smile, that no one noticed the sharp intelligence hiding behind his eyes.

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