Meaning of LAUGHINGSTOCK
| Pronunciation: | | 'lafing`stâk
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| | Definition: | | [n] a victim of ridicule or pranks |
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| | Synonyms: | | butt, goat, stooge |
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| | See Also: | | April fool, dupe, victim | |
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| | Definition: | |  Laughing Stock
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Laugh"ing*stock`\, n.
An object of ridicule; a butt of sport. --Shak.
When he talked, he talked nonsense, and made himself
the laughingstock of his hearers. --Macaulay.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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