whipping boy

Significado (Inglés)

  1. (historical) A boy who was whipped in the stead of a misbehaving prince in early modern Europe.
  2. Someone punished for the errors of others.

Conceptos

Etimología (Inglés)

First recorded in 1647. It is debated if this type of proxy punishment actually existed, or how widespread it was.

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