a whipping boy

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English - Turkish
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whipping boy
şamar oğlanı

Onların sadece bir şamar oğlanına ihtiyacı var. - They simply need a whipping boy.

whipping boy
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English - English

Definition of a whipping boy in English English dictionary

whipping boy
Slang. Something that is blamed for the problems of a given society
whipping boy
Someone punished for the errors of others

As the whipping boy, he must take the whippings for the royal heir, Prince Brat..

A boy
lad
a boy
knave
whipping boy
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. = scapegoat. someone or something that is blamed for someone else's mistakes = scapegoat
a whipping boy

    Hyphenation

    a whip·ping boy

    Turkish pronunciation

    ı hwîpîng boy

    Pronunciation

    /ə ˈhwəpəɴɢ ˈboi/ /ə ˈhwɪpɪŋ ˈbɔɪ/
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