Definition of Whipping boy

1. Noun. Someone who is punished for the errors of others.

Exact synonyms: Scapegoat
Generic synonyms: Victim

Lexicographical Neighbors of Whipping Boy

whiplike
whipparee
whipped
whipped cream
whipper
whipper-in
whippers
whippersnapper
whippersnappers
whippet
whippets
whippier
whippiest
whipping
whippings
whipping boy (current term)
whipping cream
whipping post
whipping top
Whipple's disease
Whipple's operation
Whipple's penstemon
whippletree
whippletree
whippletrees
whipple disease
whippoorwill
whippoorwills
whippy
whipray

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