Scapegoat

The one that takes the fall for something negative (like a bounty scandal or worse), the face of something negative.

Though his entire band participated in it, he ended up being the scapegoat until the band got popular again, at which time they replaced his face with their own, front and center.

by Solid Mantis April 16, 2021

Scapegoat

Everybody's enemy.

The female version of Jim Jones told her congregation where the house of the scapegoat was, in case they wanted to come for him.

by The Original Agahnim November 8, 2021

Scapegoat

A scapegoat is not the same thing as a villain. A scapegoat is closer to a fall guy for the real criminals. The one that does their bidding for them and doesn't get away with it.

The scapegoat wasn't always going to be there to go to jail for the real criminals, then they would have to find another scapegoat, sucker, servant, or bitch, whichever way they phrased it in their tongue.

by The Original Agahnim September 4, 2021

Scapegoat

If people can't find one, they make one up (I'm not responsible for my actions, Satan is).

Satan became their scapegoat when they couldn't find a non fictional one.

by The Original Agahnim September 4, 2021

Scapegoat sibling

This is the sibling who has been through a lot. Maybe they were bullied? Or the family gaslights them? But at the end of the day this is the sibling who asks out. Who rebels the most. Often they are used as the family’s ‘punching bag’. Often the family will shift its focus from the real issues to this child. The family priorities pointing out this child’s mistakes to the real issue. They are the child that the family reflects their insecurities onto. They get blamed for their family’s mistakes.

Shame she’s the scapegoat of the family

That poor kid has to put up with her family’s crap! What a scapegoat sibling.

by Freya_2777 May 12, 2023

scapegoating theory

The phenomenon where individuals and groups misdirect frustration and aggression, blaming a less powerful, innocent group for their own problems and failures instead of accepting responsibility.

The manager's Scapegoating Theory was evident when he blamed the interns for the project's failure instead of acknowledging his own mistakes.

by Emotional Cruiser September 21, 2025

Scapegoat

A person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others.

A project at a company fails due to poor management decisions, unrealistic timelines, and insufficient resources. Instead of the management taking responsibility for these systemic issues, they blame the project's lead developer for the poor code quality and missed deadlines, effectively using them as a scapegoat to avoid scrutiny of their own planning.

by iamunknown December 10, 2025