a guinea pig



a guinea pig

if someone is used as a guinea pig, new ideas or products are tested on them They're looking for volunteers to act as guinea pigs for a new AIDS vaccine.
See also: guinea, pig

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kirby['kɜ:bi]
Chiyembekezochee-yem-bay-KAY-zoSouthern African, Chewa
Madara-Latvian
Yaakov-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Meindert-Dutch
PhillidaFIL-i-dəEnglish (Rare)