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Definition of laughing stock noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

laughing stock

noun

/ˈlɑːfɪŋ stɒk/

/ˈlæfɪŋ stɑːk/

[usually singular]

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a person that everyone laughs at because they have done something stupid
- I can't wear that! I'd be a laughing stock.

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