laughingstock[noun]Synonyms: butt, derision, jest, jestee, joke, mock, mockery, pilgarlic, sport
Related Words: gazingstock,
mark,
target [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ˈlaughing 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 ▲