Whipping boy (disambiguation)
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Whipping boy may refer to:
- Whipping Boy (Irish band), a rock band from Ireland
- Whipping Boy (American band), a hardcore punk band from San Jose, California
- The Whipping Boy, an award-winning (1987 Newbery Medal) children's book, written by Sid Fleischman and first published in 1986
- Whipping Boy, a song by Elton John.
- Whipping boy, a medieval term for boy of the same age as a nobleman who was whipped in the noble's place
- Slang for a scapegoat
- "The Whipping Boy" is also a well known disc jockey on Monroe, Louisiana's Rock 106 FM. "The Whipping Boy Show", with fellow disc jockey, "Griffin", is aired weekdays 2-7 PM CST.