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whipping 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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noun

  1. 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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