2006-09-17 15:36:57 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A scape goat is when you let someone take the blame for things that he or she did not really do. So if I broke a lamp I could use my 2 year old brother as a scape goat and say that he did it. He cannot really tell mom that it was not him.
2006-09-17 15:39:46 · answer #1 · answered by Melanie L 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Escape Goat
2016-09-28 13:58:51 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is the person who gets the blame, whether he or she did something or not, usually spelled scape goat today. However, that is not the original meaning. According the Bible story at the site below,"The Azazel goat (pronounced in Hebrew as aw-zah-zale), translated as scapegoat in the King James Version, was one of two goats chosen for a ceremony on the Day of Atonement. The first goat was sacrificed, while the scapegoat was taken out into the wilderness and released.
The original meaning of scapegoat was escape goat, the goat that was allowed to "escape" with its life. The accepted modern meaning of scapegoat, someone who is punished for the wrongs of others, is not at all accurate for Satan. He is as guilty as guilty can be, and he deserves everything that's coming to him." Hope this helps.
2006-09-17 15:45:55 · answer #3 · answered by bizime 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Years ago the priest used to place the sins of others on a goat and then drive it away ( or sacrifice it) taking the sins with it, leaving the sinners free of blame. Thus the name scapegoat. Today it refers to a person who is blamed for another's action and usually can't defend himself, so he appears guilty and the guilty one goes free of blame.
2006-09-17 15:51:20 · answer #4 · answered by Dan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A scape goat is when you blame someone for things that he or she has nothing to do with.
Normally a weak person or a misunderstood person or faction of society is made a scape Goat..
2006-09-17 15:43:12 · answer #5 · answered by nick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not an "escape goat", love; it's a "scapegoat". It is a metaphoric expression for the one who is blamed for all the misfortune.
2006-09-17 15:44:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anne of Thieves 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the term is actually scape goat,it means when someone does wrong and blames another innocent person,a scape goat was a type of sacrifice in old times,in other words ,to cover up the wrongdoing they find a convenient person 2 blame,thus sacrificing and ruining their reputation to preserve their own,eg i refuse to b a scape goat 4 something old matey did;.......indika(in tha shed)
hey i alwazy use wazz as my escape goat want his number...............henry(In tha shed 2)
2006-09-17 15:50:24 · answer #7 · answered by GOOCH 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A goat on the run.......nah j/k
A "scape goat" is someone who take the fall or blame when something goes wrong.
2006-09-17 15:40:53 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A scape goat is one who takes blame (or is blamed) for a group's improper conduct. It's important to say that this person may or may not be guilty, it can be either.
2006-09-17 15:47:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its what you ride on when farm life gets too tough.
Seriously, like everyone else said-- its scape goat. Its something you use to blame for something that is not its fault.
2006-09-17 15:45:57 · answer #10 · answered by Lisa the Pooh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋