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Noun: whipping boy  wi-ping boy
  1. Someone who is punished for the errors of others
    - scapegoat, goat [N. Amer], fall guy [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: whipping boys

Type of: victim

Encyclopedia: Whipping boy

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