Meanings
From laughing + stock (“source, supply; butt, target”). Compare also whipping-stock, jesting-stock.
How to pronounce "laughing stock":
AU
An object of ridicule, someone who is publicly ridiculed; the butt of a joke.
Example Sentences
1
After his embarrassing fall on the stage, he became the laughing stock of the entire theater.
2
Once the news spread about his fashion disaster, he quickly became the laughing stock of the school.
3
Her failed attempts at singing made her the laughing stock of the talent show.
4
The team's poor performance in the championship turned them into the laughing stock of the sports community.
5
With his constant clumsy accidents, he became the laughing stock of his office.
