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laughing stock |
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laughing stock n
an object of humiliating ridicule his mistakes have made him a laughing stock ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms laughing stock noun figure of fun, target, victim, butt, fair game, Aunt Sally (Brit.), everybody's fool His politics became the laughing stock of the financial community. Translations laughing stock n → Witzfigur f; his visionary ideas made him a laughing stock → mit seinen fantastischen or phantastischen Ideen machte er sich lächerlich or zum allgemeinen Gespött How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I am not going to be a laughing stock for Emily and her friends if I can help it. Her navy was so small that it was the laughing stock of the world; nor did she attempt to strengthen her navy. |
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