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Summary

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whipping boy:
- Wiktionary:
  whipping boy → Prügelknabe
- Synonyms for "whipping boy":
  scapegoat; victim

English

Detailed Translations for whipping boy from English to German

whipping boy: ^{(*Using Word and Sentence Splitter)}

whip: Peitsche; Geißel; verprügeln; zusammenschlagen; durchprügeln; quirlen; Karbatsche; Reitpeitsche; zerfetzen; Schläge austeilen
whipping: Geißelung
boy: Bursche; Jüngling; Junker; jungeMann

whipping boy:

Translation Matrix for whipping boy:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	scapegoat
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	scapegoat

Synonyms for "whipping boy":

scapegoat; victim

Related Definitions for "whipping boy":

someone who is punished for the errors of others¹

Wiktionary Translations for whipping boy:

whipping boy

noun

someone punished for the errors of others
- whipping boy → Prügelknabe

whipping boy

noun

(umgangssprachlich) ein Mensch, der (ungerechtfertigt) für Missstände oder Verfehlungen anderer verantwortlich gemacht wird
- Prügelknabe → scapegoat; whipping boy

Related Translations for whipping boy

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