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Noun: whipping boy  wi-ping boy
  1. 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