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figure of fun

NOUN
laughingstock
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No one suggests Renton’s misbehavior is even partly attributable to poverty, abuse, neglect or any kind of systemic failure, nor is the judge who orders him to complete a rehab program a figure of fun.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

Johnson went from figure of fun in 2010-11 to destroyer in 2013-14 thanks largely to terrifying pace.

From BBC Nov. 21, 2025

Again, like a figure of fun, because you can't really pull yourself up by your bootstraps.

From Salon Apr. 1, 2023

For many, she was a figure of fun.

From Reuters Sep. 5, 2022

A chaplain’s assistant is customarily a figure of fun in the American Army.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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