English
Etymology
w:Middle English|Middle English wippen "flap violently", from w:Proto-Germanic|Proto-Germanic wipp-, from w:Proto-Indo-European|Proto-Indo-European wib- "move quickly". Whipping boy first recorded w:1647|1647.
Noun
whipping boy
- Someone punished for the errors of others.
#: "As the whipping boy, he must take the whippings for the royal heir, Prince Brat."
Synonyms
scapegoat
Translations
Russian: мал��ик дл� би��� m; козел о�п��ени� m
zh:whipping boy
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