About The Word Laughingstock

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Laughingstock

Laughingstock Meaning & Definition
Laughingstock Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Laughingstock?

[n] a victim of ridicule or pranks

Synonyms | Synonyms for Laughingstock: butt | goat | stooge

Related Terms | Find terms related to Laughingstock: butt | byword | byword of reproach | derision | dupe | fair game | figure of fun | fool | game | gazingstock | goat | jest | jestingstock | joke | mockery | monkey | stock | target | toy | victim

See Also | April fool | dupe | victim

Laughingstock In Webster's Dictionary

\Laugh"ing*stock`\, n. An object of ridicule; a butt of sport. --Shak. When he talked, he talked nonsense, and made himself the laughingstock of his hearers. --Macaulay.

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