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laughing stock

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1. laughing stock - Noun

2. laughing stock - Phrase

Meaning

laughing stock (plural laughing stocks)

(idiomatic) An object of ridicule, someone who is publicly ridiculed; the butt of a joke.

laughing-stock (plural laughing-stocks)

Alternative spelling of laughing stock

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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laughing-stock

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The phoney [sic] electoral college made a laughing stock out of our nation. The loser one! Donald Trump

I think humour can be a very lethal weapon.You make somebody a laughing stock and you kill him. But most journalists don't do it. They get angry, which doesn't serve the purpose. Khushwant Singh

The Sizemores are the laughing stock of wannabee genealogy. They claim Cherokee descent, but their paper trail shows them to be white. Lisa Alther

He [Obama] lost the popular vote by a lot and won the election. We should have a revolution in this country! The phoney [sic] electoral college made a laughing stock out of our nation. The loser one! Donald Trump

I don't know him from a can of paint. I'm 15 years deep. That's how you attack a king? You attack moi? Come on, man. "You got to come correct. You the laughing stock. People are like, 'You can't be serious. Timbaland

Additionally, according to West African diplomatic sources it makes President Weah a virtual laughing stock in the subregion, particularly within high circles in Nigerian society. Source: Internet

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