About The Word Laughingstock
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Laughingstock
Laughingstock Definition And Meaning |
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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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