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WHIPPING BOY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does whipping boy mean? 

WHIPPING BOY (noun)
  The noun WHIPPING BOY has 1 sense:

1. someone who is punished for the errors of othersplay

  Familiarity information: WHIPPING BOY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WHIPPING BOY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who is punished for the errors of others

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

scapegoat; whipping boy

Hypernyms ("whipping boy" is a kind of...):

victim (an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance)


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