a laughing stock



a laughing stock

someone who does something very stupid which makes other people laugh at them (usually + of ) I can't cycle around on that old thing! I'll be the laughing stock of the neighbourhood.
See also: laugh, stock

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Beverley['bevəli]
Whittington['hwitiŋtən]
Alphonsineal-fawn-SEENFrench
TuyẾN-Vietnamese
QuyỀN-Vietnamese
BoŽIdar-Serbian, Croatian, Slovene