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laughingstock

[laf-ing-stok, lah-fing-] / ˈlæf ɪŋˌstɒk, ˈlɑ fɪŋ- /
NOUN
object of ridicule
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The Buffalo Bills were nothing short of a laughingstock when Sean McDermott took over as head coach in 2017.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Moreover, she was neither a pitiful fool nor a mere laughingstock.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

Lopez quickly became a laughingstock on TikTok following the release of her musical film “This Is Me... Now: A Love Story,” which critics described as “confusing” and straight up ludicrous.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2024

The candidates were competing to replace George Santos, a serial fabulist who made the district a national laughingstock, and an Election Day snowstorm gave Suozzi an 11th-hour boost.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

Trying to convince folk would only make them a laughingstock, like Crazy Martin, who had been trying to dig a well inside his own house for years now.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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