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SITTING DUCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sitting duck mean? 

SITTING DUCK (noun)
  The noun SITTING DUCK has 1 sense:

1. a defenseless victimplay

  Familiarity information: SITTING DUCK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SITTING DUCK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A defenseless victim

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

easy mark; sitting duck

Hypernyms ("sitting duck" is a kind of...):

dupe; victim (a person who is tricked or swindled)


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