(n.) A scapegoat is an event person or object that is used to lay the blame on for all that goes wrong, regardless of the contributions of others. This will usually carry on until the scapegoat has gone, or has managed to successfully defend itself against the arguements presented to it.
The word comes from Judaism. During mass reconciliation the rabbi would bring a goat to the alter. The sins of the people would be absorbed into the goat, and it would then be killed, its' blood staining the alter until cleansed. This is what Jesus Christ reflected in his crucifixion, being a scapegoat.
(v.) to make the scapegoat
The word comes from Judaism. During mass reconciliation the rabbi would bring a goat to the alter. The sins of the people would be absorbed into the goat, and it would then be killed, its' blood staining the alter until cleansed. This is what Jesus Christ reflected in his crucifixion, being a scapegoat.
(v.) to make the scapegoat
I will not be made a scapegoat.
To be a scapegoat is to take heat.
Scapegoat was often burned, but sometimes the poor stole it and ate it.
To be a scapegoat is to take heat.
Scapegoat was often burned, but sometimes the poor stole it and ate it.
by Kung-Fu Jesus June 6, 2004
by DaddyFliffus February 17, 2016
by Joe Corkill April 1, 2007
Scapegoat is when: The Repubilcans can't fix a problem and blame it on non-christians (Iraq)
When parents are too lazy to raise their kids and blame videogames, rap music, etc. to hide the fact that they have poor parenting skills
When parents are too lazy to raise their kids and blame videogames, rap music, etc. to hide the fact that they have poor parenting skills
Episode of Family: When people are protesting, Adam West uses his Political Diversions List. It reads: Outlaw Flag Burning, Use Escape Pod, Scapegoat the Jews, Suicide, Scapegoat the Blacks, Scapegoat the French, Scapegoat the Jews again (Call them New Yorkers), start a war, and Jingle Keys. He chooses "Jingle Keys
by Da Master K July 17, 2006
Scapegoat came from ancient times when the people of the village would imprint their "sins" on a hapless goat and run it off a cliff; hence, the term came to mean blaming someone for other's faults. A martyr can be considered the scapegoat of the group he/she died for
by Lionwoman December 28, 2016
by Bobby June 4, 2004
Someone with that absorbs the negative image others don't want for themselves, as most people want to make themselves look good at any cost to others.
by The Original Agahnim September 5, 2021