Noun
(historical) A boy that was whipped in the stead of a misbehaving prince.
As the whipping boy, he must take the whippings for the royal heir, Prince Brat.
(transferred sense) Someone punished for the errors of others.
Synonyms: scapegoat; see also Thesaurus:scapegoat
Coordinate term: whipping girl
whipping-boy
But sooner or later, no matter who you are, life uses everyone as its whipping boy. Sherrilyn Kenyon
But after the first couple of years it seemed as if the writers never knew how to utilize that character and then he eventually became Monica’s whipping boy. Source: Internet
But he also believes in his progressive principles enough to remain their whipping boy. Source: Internet
Europe and America must cease from treating Africa as the "dumping ground" and the "whipping boy" for Europe and America. Source: Internet
I wouldn’t stay at all unless the president wanted me to stay… I wouldn’t be anybody’s whipping boy, I wouldn’t be belittled because the president is saying he doesn’t have any confidence in me.” Source: Internet
With Illinois serving as a fiscal whipping boy for Republicans, Gov. J.B. Pritzker noted at a news conference on Monday that it was a “donor state to the federal government,” paying more in federal taxes than it got back. Source: Internet