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#1070554 added May 5, 2024 at 1:21pm
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Scapegoat Origin
Surprisingly, scapegoat was a literal termonology. In biblical times a goat was used in a ceromony where a priest would put the sins of the people on the goat before releasing it into the desert so the sins could "escape" purifying the soul. Hence "scape"goat!
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