laughingstocks

plural of laughingstock
as in jokes
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 laughingstocks 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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Noun
  • Green is known for speaking his mind, talking candidly, and cracking jokes at the expense of others.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Bill Oakley has been making jokes about food for more than half his life.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • None of this is meant to suggest that a trade is imminent, but if offered the chance to trade these three players for Peralta, the Yankees would be fools not to take it.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Sabonis and Zach LaVine are fringe All-Stars most seasons, Keegan Murray is a solid wing starter who shoots and defends, DeRozan can still get midrange buckets and shot-fake fools into heaps of fouls, and Malik Monk is electric in a sixth-man role.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Tight end George Kittle, back from a hamstring tear in the season opener, had no catches on two targets, but his blocking helped revive the 49ers’ dormant rushing attack.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Hunter came into the game against the Rams with 20 catches on 31 targets for 197 yards.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Laughingstocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughingstocks. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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