zondebok

Concepts

scapegoat

whipping boy

fall guy

butt

punching bag

Synonyms

pispaal

Translations

bouc émissaire

chivo expiatorio

capro espiatorio

Sündenbock

günah keçisi

cabeza de turco

αποδιοπομπαίος τράγος

bode expiatório

şamar oğlanı

Prügelknabe

souffre-douleur

εξιλαστήριο θύμα

tête de Turc

capro emissario

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzɔn.dəˌbɔk/

Etymology

From zonde (“sin”) + bok (“goat”), calque of German Sündenbock. First attested in the mid nineteenth century.