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bcdreyer.social
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6 days ago
A mark, to be sure, is not the same thing as a hayseed, rube, or yokel, though I'm sure there's some overlap.
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jarizona.bsky.social
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6 days ago
One makes it easier to be the other.
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gbeer.bsky.social
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6 days ago
also interesting is the evolution of the British slang term "punter" which can mean someone easy to fleece - but it's not as harsh as mark or chump.
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bcdreyer.social
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6 days ago
I feel as if I first ran into that in the context of a sniffy reference to "the weekend punters," but I can't summon up the source.
But I knew that it was a bad thing to be.
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gbeer.bsky.social
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6 days ago
Yes, although I have heard it occasionally (maybe in a movie) used as almost a term of endearment. Like a publican addressing his beloved regulars as 'the punters'.
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empliau.bsky.social
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6 days ago
I will always associate it with The Sting.
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adamrothman.bsky.social
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6 days ago
Not to mention sucker, patsy, or shnook.
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slstalter.bsky.social
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6 days ago
Ooh, I didn't know "shnook."
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missal2928.bsky.social
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6 days ago
Hey...
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rongeigle.bsky.social
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6 days ago
A mark is a mark, right? Carny-speak?
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ntheowl.bsky.social
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6 days ago
Goat, patsy...
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bcdreyer.social
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6 days ago
I was just about to race back in to cite "patsy"!
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ntheowl.bsky.social
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6 days ago
That there are so many is also pretty telling!
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