laughingstock

Noun
Synonyms: buttgoatstooge

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a victim of ridicule or pranksSynonyms: buttgoatstooge
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Laughingstock \Laugh"ing*stock`\, n. An object of ridicule; a butt of sport. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

When he talked, he talked nonsense, and made himself the laughingstock of his hearers. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

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