laughingstock Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a victim of ridicule or pranks
    stooge; goat; butt.

WordNet


Laugh"ing*stock` noun
Definitions
  1. An object of ridicule; a butt of sport. Shak.
    When he talked, he talked nonsense, and made himself the laughingstock of his hearers. Macaulay.

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