as in joke
a person or thing that is made fun of
his nerdy clothes made him the laughingstock of the schoolyard
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Recent Examples of laughingstock
However, the White Sox still remain a laughingstock.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
With the help of Hall of Fame general manager Bill Polian, Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy and Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning, Irsay turned the Colts from a longtime laughingstock into a perennial title contender, even winning a Super Bowl title.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
The rebrand became an immediate laughingstock, described by critics as out-of-touch corporate jargon.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Then, there were the biggest winners of the night, the Mavericks, the team that had been the laughingstock of the NBA after their shocking decision to trade Luka Dončić in February.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 13 May 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
With the help of Hall of Fame general manager Bill Polian, Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy and Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning, Irsay turned the Colts from a longtime laughingstock into a perennial title contender, even winning a Super Bowl title.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
The rebrand became an immediate laughingstock, described by critics as out-of-touch corporate jargon.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Then, there were the biggest winners of the night, the Mavericks, the team that had been the laughingstock of the NBA after their shocking decision to trade Luka Dončić in February.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughingstock
Noun
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The uproar was centered around conservative outcry over a joke Kimmel told last week about the suspect accused of shooting Charlie Kirk.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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This leads to many, many, many jokes about Chad’s diminished mental capacity, including references to Radio, Slingblade and more.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Wahlberg plays a holy fool in Boogie Nights, our naïve but well-endowed guide through the heyday of theatrical pornography and its decline into something cheaper and tawdrier courtesy of the triumph of VHS.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Only a talent, or a complete fool, would cover an Adele song for their Blind Audition.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Laughingstock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughingstock. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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