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
HeidiHIE-dee (German, English), HAY-dee (Finnish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English
Bonds[bɔndz]
Kwabena-Western African, Akan
Eli (3)-Spanish, Norwegian, Danish
Majda-Slovene, Croatian
LexusLEKS-əsEnglish