noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of laughing stock. alt-of, alternative

   "Nothing had worked the way sheʼd wanted, and now she was the laughingstock of the family."

2. 2
   a victim of ridicule or pranks wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Example

More examples

"Don't you know that you are the laughingstock of the whole town?"

Etymology

From laughing + stock.

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