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
For some difficult-to-define reason, this trip made Perry a laughingstock.
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Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Minnesota has become the laughingstock of America — the embarrassment of our nation.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
For decades, Atherton football was a laughingstock.
—Rich Barak, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
After going from perennial laughingstocks to legitimate contenders over the last two years, the Detroit Lions could be poised for their best season yet.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Minnesota has become the laughingstock of America — the embarrassment of our nation.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
For decades, Atherton football was a laughingstock.
—Rich Barak, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
After going from perennial laughingstocks to legitimate contenders over the last two years, the Detroit Lions could be poised for their best season yet.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for laughingstock
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughingstock
Noun
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If that means being the frequent butt of jokes for his age, that's fine, too.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Try to ski with a friend, who might distract me with a story or a joke.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Do not let Fernando Mendoza’s earnestness fool you.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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But telling Porsha something in confidence is a fool’s errand.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Laughingstock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughingstock. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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