Noun: whipping boy wi-ping boy
- A person who is punished for the errors of others
"The junior employee often felt like the whipping boy for the entire department's mistakes"
Derived forms: whipping boys
Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], fall guy [N. Amer, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], goat [N. Amer], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, scapegoat, sod [informal]
Encyclopedia: Whipping boy