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    what is a whipping boy otherwise known as

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    A scapegoat.

    Deleted User

    Thats the word I was looking for lol I knew it was some medievil time thing..

    Flogging them.


    A form of punishment ..


    Scolding them for bad behavior..


     

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    In medieval times, a whipping boy was a boy raised with a prince or nobleman, who was whipped when the prince/nobleman misbehaved.

    In modern times, the term "whipping boy" has come to mean a scapegoat, or something that is a frequent recipient of pain or punishment.

    It was the horrible practise of assigning a young boy to take a "betters" just punishment...barbaric!

    Husband?

    Dardaigh

    Too funny! :)


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