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
In defense of Perry, Variety chief correspondent Daniel D’Addario wrote in a column this week that becoming a laughingstock has only proven her star power.
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
Save the primary beneficiary of that public money from more of the haphazard moves that have her franchise in the company of the league’s laughingstocks.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Against all odds, the Pistons surged to a 44-38 record, securing the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference and transforming from league laughingstock to playoff contenders.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
Instead of earning more respect from the rest of the world, as Trump had promised, his vows to take over Greenland, retake the Panama Canal and make Canada the 51st U.S. state have made America a laughingstock abroad.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
Save the primary beneficiary of that public money from more of the haphazard moves that have her franchise in the company of the league’s laughingstocks.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Against all odds, the Pistons surged to a 44-38 record, securing the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference and transforming from league laughingstock to playoff contenders.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
Instead of earning more respect from the rest of the world, as Trump had promised, his vows to take over Greenland, retake the Panama Canal and make Canada the 51st U.S. state have made America a laughingstock abroad.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughingstock
joke
Noun
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The vibes are confusing, the itinerary is unclear, and Drew—ever the queen of chaos—jokes that naked bears might be involved.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
25 May 2025
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Here’s why and what happened CT proposal noted halfway across globe and becomes butt of jokes.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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“Laughingstock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughingstock. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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