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laughingstock
[laf-ing-stok, lah-fing-]
noun
an object of ridicule; the butt of a joke or the like.
His ineptness as a public official made him the laughingstock of the whole town.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of laughingstock1
Example Sentences
The backlash makes her a laughingstock and scuttles her career.
And Isaac’s lack of an appropriate neck accessory made him the laughingstock of a dinner party at John Jay’s house the night they were meant to sign the Declaration of Independence.
Moreover, she was neither a pitiful fool nor a mere laughingstock.
Last year at this time, Oakland was baseball’s laughingstock, but although there’s still plenty of turmoil surrounding the Athletics’ planned moves to Sacramento and Las Vegas, their on-field performance hasn’t been too bad.
Tom Brady and the New England Patriots rallied for a 34-28 overtime victory, which made Atlanta a national laughingstock.
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