laughing stocks

A form of laughing stock — An object of ridicule, someone who is publicly ridiculed; the butt of a joke.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of laughing stock
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laughing stocks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laughing%20stocks

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“laughing stocks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laughing%20stocks. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laughing stocks,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laughing%20stocks.

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