WHIPPINGBOY

Whipping boy

A whipping boy was a young boy who was assigned to a young prince and was punished when the prince misbehaved or fell behind in his schooling. Whipping boys were established in the English court during the monarchies of the 15th century and 16th centuries. They were created because of the idea of the divine right of kings, which stated that kings were appointed by God, and implied that no one but the king was worthy of punishing the king’s son. Since the king was rarely around to punish his son when necessary, tutors to the young prince found it extremely difficult to enforce rules or learning.

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Whipping Boy

Whipping Boy are an influential Irish rock music band who were mainly active in the 1980s and 1990s. The band reformed briefly in 2005 for a series of shows. 2011 saw Whipping Boy emerge again, this time without Paul Page and Myles McDonnell. The Whipping Boy Periscopes Up tour summer 2011 saw Joey and Finn replace them with long time live guitarist Killian McGowan completing the line up.

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whipping boy

Noun

  1. Someone punished for the errors of others.
    "As the whipping boy, he must take the whippings for the royal heir, Prince Brat."


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