whipping boy

Anlam (İngilizce)

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.

Kavramlar

abalı

şamar oğlanı

günah keçisi

Eş anlamlılar

scapegoat

fall guy

punching bag

patsy

sacrificial lamb

Çeviriler

bouc émissaire

capro espiatorio

Prügelknabe

souffre-douleur

zondebok

chivo expiatorio

αποδιοπομπαίος τράγος

bode expiatório

cabeza de turco

lampiste

كبش فداء

Sündenbock

tête de Turc

Bauernopfer

Etimoloji (İngilizce)

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