Whipping Boy
nounid
159627·updated May 18, 2026verified
someone who is punished for the errors of others
MWE
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- scapegoat
- plural
- Whipping Boys
- possessive
- Whipping Boy's
- pluralpossessive
- Whipping Boys'
Framework definitions
- §1
- someone who is punished for the errors of others
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