laughingstock

noun

laugh·ing·stock ˈla-fiŋ-ˌstäk

ˈlä-

Synonyms of laughingstock next

: an object of ridicule

Examples of laughingstock in a Sentence

The team has become the laughingstock of the league. The mayor became a laughingstock.

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Much of the blame for this COVID-era laughingstock seems to lie with Disney. —

Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024 Today, the West Bank remains under Israeli occupation, the Palestinian Authority is a laughingstock and Palestinian politicians are divided among themselves. —

Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024 Zach Orr’s defense, with many of the same players from last season’s outstanding defense, is quickly becoming the laughingstock of the NFL. —

Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024 Unless John Mara and Steve Tisch are OK with being the laughingstock that lost to the horrendous Carolina Panthers with the world watching, 20-17 in overtime, on Sunday in Munich, Germany. —

Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for laughingstock