as in joke
a person or thing that is made fun of
his nerdy clothes made him the laughingstock of the schoolyard
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Recent Examples of laughingstock
Much of the blame for this COVID-era laughingstock seems to lie with Disney.
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Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Today, the West Bank remains under Israeli occupation, the Palestinian Authority is a laughingstock and Palestinian politicians are divided among themselves.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
Zach Orr’s defense, with many of the same players from last season’s outstanding defense, is quickly becoming the laughingstock of the NFL.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
Unless John Mara and Steve Tisch are OK with being the laughingstock that lost to the horrendous Carolina Panthers with the world watching, 20-17 in overtime, on Sunday in Munich, Germany.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Today, the West Bank remains under Israeli occupation, the Palestinian Authority is a laughingstock and Palestinian politicians are divided among themselves.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
Zach Orr’s defense, with many of the same players from last season’s outstanding defense, is quickly becoming the laughingstock of the NFL.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
Unless John Mara and Steve Tisch are OK with being the laughingstock that lost to the horrendous Carolina Panthers with the world watching, 20-17 in overtime, on Sunday in Munich, Germany.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Laughingstock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughingstock. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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