PUNCHING BAG Definition & Meaning

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punching bag

noun

an inflated or stuffed bag, usually suspended, punched with the fists as an exercise.
Informal. a person serving as an object of abuse; scapegoat:
I told him that I wasn't going to be a punching bag for anyone.

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Origin of punching bag¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

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How did federal workers become the nation’s favorite punching bag?

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President Trump has turned Canada into a punching bag.

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By making Warren their punching bag, however, the tech bros can convince their followers to effectively yell, "Shut up, Mom!" and never hear a word of her argument.

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State Farm General, the state’s biggest home insurer, has become a punching bag after the fires due to its announcement last year that it would not renew some 72,000 residential and commmercial policies statewide.

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We want to be as resilient as one of those bottom-weighted old Joe Palooka toy punching bags that always pops back after a wallop.

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