laughing-stock

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

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Meanings

nounlaughing-stock (plural laughing-stocks)

plural laughing-stocks

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of laughing stock.
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APA

laughing-stock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laughing-stock

MLA

“laughing-stock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laughing-stock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laughing-stock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laughing-stock.

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