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laughingstock

 
Dictionary: laugh·ing·stock   (lăf'ĭng-stŏk', lä'fĭng-) pronunciation
n.
An object of jokes or ridicule; a butt.


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noun

    An object of amusement or laughter: butt3, jest, joke, mockery. See respect/contempt/standing.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a victim of ridicule or pranks
  Synonyms: butt, goat, stooge


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - være til grin, være skydeskive

Nederlands (Dutch)
mikpunt van spotternij

Français (French)
n. - risée

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gegenstand des Spotts

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - περίγελως, ρεντίκολο, νούμερο

Italiano (Italian)
zimbello

Português (Portuguese)
n. - alvo (m) de riso, algo ou alguém ridículo

Русский (Russian)
посмешище

Español (Spanish)
n. - hazmerreír

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (föremål för) åtlöje, driftkucku

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
笑柄, 受人嘲笑者

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 笑柄, 受人嘲笑者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 조소의 대상 , 웃음거리

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 物笑いの種, 笑いぐさ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الاضحوكه, موضع سخريه الناس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מטרה ללעג‬


 
 
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