English Explanatory Dictionary

folk devil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person or type of person blamed by the public for various ills, as during a moral panic.

Pronunciation

en-au-folk devil.ogg

Word forms

folk devil folk devils

Synonyms

scapegoat
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