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
Watt[wɔt]
Constantkawn-STAWN (French), KAHN-stənt (English)French, English (Rare)
Bahija-Arabic
Susilo-Indonesian, Javanese
ElsaEL-sə (English), EL-zah (German), EL-sah (Finnish)English, German, Swedish, Icelandic, Finnish, Italian
Sappheire-Biblical Greek