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whipping boy
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whipping boy
(noun)
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whipping boy
noun
plural
whipping boys
whipping boy
noun
plural
whipping boys
Learner's definition of WHIPPING BOY
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count
]
:
someone or something that often is blamed for problems caused by other people
The coach has become the
whipping boy
[=
scapegoat
] for all of the team's problems.
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