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
Cunningham endured being the face of the league’s laughingstock.
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Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
His actions have undermined our democracy and made America a laughingstock.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
Alphabet had a surprising 750 million average monthly users for its Gemini app, which was just a few years ago a laughingstock.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
Black people as laughingstock, caricature.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
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Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
His actions have undermined our democracy and made America a laughingstock.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
Alphabet had a surprising 750 million average monthly users for its Gemini app, which was just a few years ago a laughingstock.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
Black people as laughingstock, caricature.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for laughingstock
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughingstock
Noun
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Despite all of the excellent jokes, ultimately Night Night Fawn can be nothing other than a tragedy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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In casual conversation, it’s treated as a biological footnote, something between a quirk and a joke.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Don’t let the simple style fool you, though, because the ultra-soft foam insoles provide solid arch support.—
Caitlyn Fitzpatrick,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Brute-forcing the one-time code for a single account—meaning iterating through every possible combination until the right one is entered—would be little more than a fool’s errand, even within the three-hour window that the codes remained valid.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2026
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“Laughingstock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughingstock. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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