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Rarewhipping boy
The correct spelling is whipping boy.
How to pronounce whipping boy
noun
Say it like: Wip-pin-g b-oee
The correct spelling is whipping boy. Someone punished for the errors of others, historically a boy that was whipped in the stead of a misbehaving prince.
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Definition
noun
- 1.Someone punished for the errors of others, historically a boy that was whipped in the stead of a misbehaving prince.
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