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laughingstock
laugh·ing·stock L0067900 (lăf′ĭng-stŏk′, lä′fĭng-)n. An object of jokes or ridicule; a butt.laugh•ing•stock (ˈlæf ɪŋˌstɒk, ˈlɑ fɪŋ-)
n. an object of ridicule; the butt of a joke or the like. [1525–35] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | laughingstock - a victim of ridicule or pranksgoat, stooge, buttApril fool - the butt of a prank played on April 1stdupe, victim - a person who is tricked or swindled |
laughingstocknounAn object of amusement or laughter:butt, jest, joke, mockery.Translationslaughingstock
laughing stockA person who is the subject of mockery after a blunder. If I mess up this speech, I'll be the laughing stock of the school!See also: laugh, stockmake (someone, something, or oneself) a laughingstockTo subject someone or something to a mockery or ridicule; to make fun of someone or something. The president's decision to appoint TV personalities as her advisors has made our country a laughingstock of our country in front of the entire world. I felt I was making myself a laughingstock wearing such a silly costume in broad daylight.See also: laughingstock, makemake a laughingstock of (someone, something, or oneself)To subject someone or something to a mockery or ridicule; to make fun of someone or something. The president's decision to appoint TV personalities as her advisors has made a laughingstock of our country in front of the entire world. I felt I was making a laughingstock of myself, wearing such a silly costume in broad daylight.See also: laughingstock, make, oflaughingstocksomeone or something that is the target of ridicule. After he passed out at the president's dinner, he became the laughingstock of all his colleagues.make a laughingstock of (oneself or something) and make (oneself or something) a laughingstockto make oneself a source of ridicule or laughter; to do something that invites ridicule. Laura made herself a laughingstock by arriving at the fast-food restaurant in full evening dress. The board of directors made the company a laughingstock by hiring an ex-convict as president.See also: laughingstock, make, ofmake a laughingstock ofLay open to ridicule, as in They made a laughingstock of the chairman by inviting him to the wrong meeting-place, or She felt she was making a laughingstock of herself, always wearing the wrong clothes for the occasion . The noun laughingstock replaced the earlier mockingstock and sportingstock, now obsolete. The idiom was first recorded in 1667. See also: laughingstock, make, oflaughing stock a person subjected to general mockery or ridicule.See also: laugh, stocklaughingstock
Synonyms for laughingstocknoun an object of amusement or laughterSynonymsSynonyms for laughingstocknoun a victim of ridicule or pranksSynonymsRelated Words |