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"Sap" is a slang term from the 1940s which meant a loser. In the film the Maltese Falcon, Humphrey Bogart playing Sam Spade says to Mary Astor's character, "I won't play the sap for you!" By this he means that he will not take any of the blame for the crimes she committed.

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Q: If you have ever touched sap you know it can be sticky but that's not what it means when an author describes a character as a sap what does that mean?
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If you have ever touched sap you know it can be a sticky. But that is not what it means when an author describes a character as a sap. What does that mean?

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