Meaning and origin of phrases. 2013.
whipping boy — whipping boys N COUNT If someone or something is a whipping boy for a particular situation, they get all the blame for it. He has become a convenient whipping boy for the failures of the old regime. Syn: scapegoat … English dictionary
whipping boy — ► NOUN ▪ a person who is blamed or punished for the faults or incompetence of others. ORIGIN originally denoting a boy educated with a young prince and punished instead of him … English terms dictionary
whipping boy — n. 1. Historical a boy brought up together with a young prince and required to take the punishment for the latter s misdeeds 2. SCAPEGOAT (sense 2) … English World dictionary
Whipping-boy — (engl., spr. Uipping beu, d.i. Prügelknabe), so v.w. Sühnbock … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Whipping Boy — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Alternative Rock Gründung 1988 Auflösung 1998 Neugründung 2005 … Deutsch Wikipedia
whipping boy — n [singular] someone or something that is blamed for someone else s mistakes = ↑scapegoat … Dictionary of contemporary English
whipping boy — whipping ,boy noun count someone who is punished for someone else s mistake or crime, usually because they have less power than that person … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whipping boy — [n] scapegoat dupe, fall guy*, goat*, mark*, patsy*, sacrifice, sucker, target, victim; concept 412 … New thesaurus
Whipping boy — A whipping boy, in the 1600 and 1700s, was a young boy who was assigned to a young prince and was punished when the prince misbehaved or fell behind in his schooling. Whipping boys were established in the English court during the monarchies of… … Wikipedia
Whipping Boy (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Whipping Boy Type = Album Artist = Whipping Boy Released = April 28, 2000 Length = ? Genre = Rock Label = Low Rent Records Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://wc04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg sql=10:jzftxq80ldje link]… … Wikipedia
Whipping boy (disambiguation) — A whipping boy is a scapegoat.Whipping boy may also refer to:* The Whipping Boy , a Newbery Medal winning book * Whipping Boy (album), the third studio album from the Irish band Whipping Boy * Whipping Boy (American band), a hardcore punk band *… … Wikipedia
