syntipukki — meaning in English

English meaning

• buck noun An adult male deer or similar animal.
• Patsy noun A person who is easily blamed, deceived, or taken advantage of by others.
• scapegoat noun A person blamed for a problem or failure that was not really their fault, often to protect others.

Senses

syntipukki is used for these senses in English:

• buck (hence, _, in, _, the, _, US) Blame; responsibility; scapegoating; finger-pointing.
• patsy (informal, derogatory) A person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something.
• whipping boy (transferred sense) Someone punished for the errors of others.

buck — full definition

1. noun An adult male deer or similar animal.
2. noun Informal, especially American, word for a dollar.
3. verb Of a horse, to jump with an arched back and kick out the hind legs, often to throw off a rider.
4. verb To resist or oppose something strongly, especially a trend or authority.

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