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whipping boy
noun
(whipping boy)
a boy formerly educated with a prince and punished in his stead
whipping boy
noun
(whipping boy)
scapegoat
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scapegoat
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punching bag
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bogeyman
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lightning rod
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apologist
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vilified
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basher
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patsy
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darling
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pariah
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lapdog
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rallying cry
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lackeys
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bugbear
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loose cannon
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hater
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bugaboo
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spinmeister
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opprobrium
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villian
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synonym
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beholden
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baiter
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whipping boy
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