Prügelknabe

== German == === Etymology === Compound of Prügel (“beating”) +‎ Knabe (“boy; lad”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpʁyːɡəlknaːbə/ === Noun === Prügelknabe m (weak, genitive Prügelknaben, plural Prügelknaben) (historical and figurative) whipping boy; (figurative) punching bag Synonym: (dated) Prügeljunge ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Prügelknabe” in Duden online “Prügelknabe”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) “Prügelknabe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.