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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
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.
Trump was at it again last week, at his most recent rally in Green Bay, Wis., claiming the United States is a global laughingstock.
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