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laughingstocks

noun

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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughingstocks
  1. jokes
  2. fools
  3. targets
Noun
  • The innuendo only encouraged the bidding — and the riding jokes — with two guests ultimately taking the experience at $120,000 each.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In reality, only Bullock manages to fully land the jokes written for her.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of jokes
Noun
  • Some want to live vicariously through them, while others joke about the poor fools who fell for their tactics.
    — Owen Carry, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Pace, skill, a vicious shot, the ability to make opposition defenders look like fools.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of fools
Noun
  • Chinese researchers have outlined a future tank that could generate its own power and strike targets hundreds of miles away.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
  • For pass catchers, market share is targets divided by team pass attempts.
    — Michael Salfino, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of targets

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