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
PerpÉTua-Portuguese
Inez['i:nez]
ErskineUR-skienScottish, Irish, English (Rare)
Osher-Hebrew
Nika (2)-Slovene, Croatian
Emlyn-Welsh