laughing stock
IDIOM
ˈlaughing stock (also laugh‧ing‧stock) /ˈlɑːfɪŋstɒk $ ˈlæfɪŋstɑːk/ noun [countable]
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Synonyms & Related Wordslaughing stock[noun]Synonyms: figure of fun, Aunt Sally
(Brit.), butt, target, victim
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English Dictionaryˈlaughing stock (
also laugh‧ing‧stock American English) /ˈlɑːfɪŋstɒk $ ˈlæfɪŋstɑːk/
noun [countable] someone who is a laughing stock has done something so silly that people have no respect for them:
The programme has made the U.S. a laughing stock. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Idiomsa laughing stocksomeone who does something very stupid which makes other people laugh at them. I can't cycle around on that old thing! I'll be the laughing stock of the neighbourhood. (usually +
of)
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