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(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 m-ss 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.
contrary to popular belief, this is actually a goat who is trained in the art of escapology.
man, i tried locking my friends goat in a box but it turns out it was a scapegoat

person, or group of people, used to call blame upon.
nativists used immigrants as scape goats for explain the problems of america in the 19th century.
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
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
noun: any car exceeding the speed limit or driving recklessly, whose speed you match with your car while maintaining a reasonable distance behind them. the idea is that the scape goat will get caught in any speed trap up ahead, and you’ll have time to react, slow down, and continue on your way. doing this is called scape goating.
“that guy’s going pretty fast… i’m going to let him get a little further ahead of me, and then i’ll speed up and use him as a scape goat.”
person or persons to lay blame upon when something goes wrong
daniel: uh oh, i have just deleted a database off the server
gareth: quick we need a scape goat!
daniel: i know lets blame lee and say he did it.
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 (b-ss), and spencer bensch (guitar).

members justin driscoll, dan royer, and dan hitselberger began playing together in 1998. they found vocalist kit walters in the summer of 1998. they entered the studio in 2000 to record their first tracks. in 2002, after a successful debut cd and the release of their soph-m-re effort element of design, scapegoat’s influence grew locally.

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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scapegoat’s song “after cl-ss with mrs. brown” is their first single to have a video.

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