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Whipping Boy
see synonyms of whipping boyNoun
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Whipping Boy
see synonyms of whipping boynoun
a person of little importance who is blamed for the errors, incompetence, etc, of others, esp his superiors; scapegoat
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Whipping Boy
see synonyms of whipping boy1. Obsolete
a boy brought up together with a young prince and required to take the punishment for the latter's misdeeds
2.
scapegoat (sense 2)
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Whipping Boy
see synonyms of whipping boyn.
1. A scapegoat.
2. A boy formerly raised with a prince or other young nobleman and whipped for the latter's misdeeds.
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