- laughingstock
- laughingstocksomeone or something that is the target of ridicule. •
After he passed out at the president's dinner, he became the laughingstock of all his colleagues.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
After he passed out at the president's dinner, he became the laughingstock of all his colleagues.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Laughingstock — Laugh ing*stock , n. An object of ridicule; a butt of sport. Shak. [1913 Webster] When he talked, he talked nonsense, and made himself the laughingstock of his hearers. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
laughingstock — [laf′iŋ stäk΄] n. the object of ridicule; butt … English World dictionary
Laughingstock — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Object and cause of ridicule. < N PARAG:Laughingstock >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 laughingstock laughingstock jestingstock gazingstock Sgm: N 1 butt butt game fair game Sgm: N 1 April fool April fool &c.(dupe) 547 … English dictionary for students
laughingstock — n. to make a laughingstock of smb. * * * to make a laughingstock of smb … Combinatory dictionary
laughingstock — /laf ing stok , lah fing /, n. an object of ridicule; the butt of a joke or the like: His ineptness as a public official made him the laughingstock of the whole town. [1525 35; LAUGHING + STOCK] * * * … Universalium
laughingstock — noun their new airport has been called the laughingstock of world air travel Syn: butt, dupe, spectacle, figure of fun, stooge, fall guy … Thesaurus of popular words
laughingstock — noun Date: 1533 an object of ridicule … New Collegiate Dictionary
laughingstock — Synonyms and related words: butt, byword, byword of reproach, derision, dupe, fair game, figure of fun, fool, game, gazingstock, goat, jest, jestingstock, joke, mockery, monkey, stock, target, toy, victim … Moby Thesaurus
laughingstock — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fool, target, butt, game, fair game, April fool; mockery, monkey, buffoon, fall guy (sl.). See ridicule. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. target, butt, victim; see fool 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An… … English dictionary for students
laughingstock — n. object of ridicule, butt of a joke … English contemporary dictionary
laughingstock — n butt, fool, everybody s fool, ass, joke, fair game, Inf. goat, Brit. Si. mug; dupe, gudgeon, Brit. Dial. cull, Archaic. cully, Inf. chump, Sl. sap, Sl. schnook, Sl. schlemiel, Sl. boob; greenhorn, sitting duck, easy or soft mark, easy or soft… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder