a whipping boy

a whipping boy

someone or something that is blamed or punished for problems that are caused by someone or something else Television has been the favourite whipping boy of every social reformer in modern America.

See also: boy, whipping

Common Names:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Fidelma		fi-DEL-ma	Irish
Astin		['æstin]
Avrum		-	Yiddish
Prissy		PRIS-ee	English
Cotton		['kɔtn]
Lysandros		-	Ancient Greek

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