whipping boy whipping • whipping cream · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · whipping boy · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 12 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) someone who is punished for the errors of others. Synonyms: scapegoat, whipping boy. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · scapegoat · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 b latin small letter b U+0062 g latin small letter g U+0067 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 w latin small letter w U+0077 y latin small letter y U+0079