laughing stock

laugh·ing stock

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Definitions of laughing stock words

noun laughing stock object of others' amusement 1
countable noun laughing stock If you say that a person or an organization has become a laughing stock, you mean that they are supposed to be important or serious but have been made to seem ridiculous. 0
noun laughing stock an object of humiliating ridicule 0
noun laughing stock (Idiomatic) An object of ridicule, someone who is publicly ridiculed; a butt of sport. 0

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

butt — Someone's butt is their bottom.
dupe — duplicate.
fair game — a legitimate or likely object of attack, mockery, etc.: With his fat, round face, the politician was fair game for the cartoonists.
fall guy — an easy victim.
fool — to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.

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