a whipping boy

English - Turkish

Definition of a whipping boy in English Turkish dictionary: (Konuşma Dili) günah keçisi
whipping boy: şamar oğlanı
Onların sadece bir şamar oğlanına ihtiyacı var. - They simply need a whipping boy.
whipping boy: prensin yerine cezalandırılan çocuk

English - English

Definition of a whipping boy in English English dictionary
whipping boy: Slang. Something that is blamed for the problems of a given society
whipping boy: Someone punished for the errors of others
As the whipping boy, he must take the whippings for the royal heir, Prince Brat..
A boy: lad
a boy: knave
whipping boy: If someone or something is a whipping boy for a particular situation, they get all the blame for it. He has become a convenient whipping boy for the failures of the old regime. = scapegoat. someone or something that is blamed for someone else's mistakes = scapegoat

a whipping boy

Hyphenation

a whip·ping boy

ı hwîpîng boy

/ə ˈhwəpəɴɢ ˈboi/ /ə ˈhwɪpɪŋ ˈbɔɪ/

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