whipping boy

English - Turkish

Definition of whipping boy in English Turkish dictionary

şamar oğlanı

Onların sadece bir şamar oğlanına ihtiyacı var. - They simply need a whipping boy.

prensin yerine cezalandırılan çocuk

Related Terms

the whipping boy

(Konuşma Dili) şamar oğlanı

a whipping boy

(Konuşma Dili) günah keçisi

English - English

Definition of whipping boy in English English dictionary

Slang. Something that is blamed for the problems of a given society

Someone punished for the errors of others

As the whipping boy, he must take the whippings for the royal heir, Prince Brat..

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

Related Terms

whipping boys

plural form of whipping boy

Hyphenation

whip·ping boy

Turkish pronunciation

hwîpîng boy

Synonyms

scapegoat, chopping block, dupe, fall guy, goat, mark, patsy, sacrifice, sucker, target, victim

Pronunciation

/ˈhwəpəɴɢ ˈboi/ /ˈhwɪpɪŋ ˈbɔɪ/

Etymology

() Middle English wippen "flap violently", from Proto-Germanic wipp-, from Proto-Indo-European wib- "move quickly". Whipping boy first recorded 1647.