laughingstock

laugh·ing·stock

noun \ˈla-fiŋ-ˌstäk, ˈlä-\

Definition of LAUGHINGSTOCK

: an object of ridicule

Examples of LAUGHINGSTOCK

1. The team has become the laughingstock of the league.
2. The mayor became a laughingstock.

First Known Use of LAUGHINGSTOCK

1533

Related to LAUGHINGSTOCK

Synonyms: butt, derision, jest, joke, mark, mock, mockery, sport, target

Related Words: chump, dupe, fall guy, fool, gull, monkey, pigeon, sap, sucker, victim

Near Antonyms: darling, favorite, pet

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Rhymes with LAUGHINGSTOCK

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