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The team has become the laughingstock of the league.
The mayor became a laughingstock.
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No veteran worth his salt — particularly ones who’ve grown accustomed to the playoffs or lifted a Stanley Cup or two — wants to be part of a laughingstock.
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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
The Rocketeer was followed by V.I. Warshawski, the Kathleen Turner film that became a Hollywood laughingstock.
—Jeanie Kasindorf, Vulture, 10 July 2024
Under Pikiell, the Scarlet Knights have transformed in recent years from a laughingstock to a legitimate Big Ten conference program.
—Tim Casey, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Getting them just from laughingstocks to respectably bad — let alone a winning team again — is going to require a shift in philosophy from the top of the organization.
—Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
The Rocketeer was followed by V.I. Warshawski, the Kathleen Turner film that became a Hollywood laughingstock.
—Jeanie Kasindorf, Vulture, 10 July 2024
Under Pikiell, the Scarlet Knights have transformed in recent years from a laughingstock to a legitimate Big Ten conference program.
—Tim Casey, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Getting them just from laughingstocks to respectably bad — let alone a winning team again — is going to require a shift in philosophy from the top of the organization.
—Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Laughingstock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laughingstock. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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laughingstock
noun
laugh·ing·stock
ˈlaf-iŋ-ˌstäk 
ˈlȧf-
: a person or thing that is made fun of
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