Definify.com

Definition 2024


whipping_boy

whipping boy

English

Noun

whipping boy (plural whipping boys)

  1. Someone punished for the errors of others, historically a boy that was whipped in the stead of a misbehaving prince.
    "As the whipping boy, he must take the whippings for the royal heir, Prince Brat."

Synonyms

Translations