" scapegoats "

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1: (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.

  * e.g.,  ... I will not be made a scapegoat. 

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2: 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.

  * e.g.,  ... To be a scapegoat is to take heat. 

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3: (v.) to make the scapegoat

  * e.g.,  ... Scapegoat was often burned, but sometimes the poor stole it and ate it. 

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1: 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.

  * e.g.,  ... None of them wanted to become scapegoat, so they made him one to defer suspicion from themselves. 

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1: The fall guy for the real criminals.

  * e.g.,  ... The scapegoat wasn't always going to be around to go to jail for the real criminals. It doesn't have to be 25 to life for it to still cost somebody time they could be doing something else. 

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1: The second tab you have open while watching porn in case somebody walks in on you.

  * e.g.,  ... Oh cool, is that Reddit/TIFU, what are you looking at? 

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1: contrary to popular belief, this is actually a goat who is trained in the art of escapology.

  * e.g.,  ... Man, I tried locking my friends goat in a box but it turns out it was a scapegoat 

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1: The one that takes the fall for something negative while the others escape.

  * e.g.,  ... The others ended up looking like innocent bystanders in comparison to the scapegoat. 

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1: Scapegoat is when: The Repubilcans can't fix a problem and blame it on non-christians (Iraq)

  * e.g.,  ... 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 

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2: 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

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1: a person who blames others for their own wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults.

  * e.g.,  ... John: It's the banks fault I went bankrupt. They gave me all those loans. Peter: Stop blaming others for your mistakes. You're exhibiting scapegoater like behaviours. 

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1: Post-hardcore band based out of Charlotte, NC on Tragic Hero Records; consisting of Kit Walters (vocals), Dan Hits (drums), Justin Driscoll (guitar), Dan Royer (bass), and Spencer Bensch (guitar).

  * e.g.,  ... Scapegoat's song "After Class With Mrs. Brown" is their first single to have a video. 

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2: Members Justin Driscoll, Dan Royer, and Dan Hitselberger began playing together in 199 They found vocalist Kit Walters in the summer of 199 They entered the studio in 2000 to record their first tracks. In 2002, after a successful debut CD and the release of their sophomore effort Element of Design, Scapegoat's influence grew locally.

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3: Currently, shows are played regularly at local venues in front of loyal fans. With a tour covering the Southeast United States, Scapegoat is ever-growing in popularity.

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4: {Rock and/or Roll}

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5: \m/

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6: sgoat.com

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1: A poor attempt by liberals to blame everyone else of their own mistakes, especially gangbangers who live off the system.

  * e.g.,  ... Hi, my name is Da MasterBate and me and my posse of scapegoaters is here at da social security office fo uz check.