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Laughingstock Moderate

Laughingstock has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a victim of ridicule or pranks

2

Alternative spelling of laughing stock

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
victim
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
April fool

Origin

This word combines "laughing" with "stock," a term referring to a person who is the subject of ridicule or mockery. It literally describes someone who is made fun of like an object on display.

Rhyming Words
ock bock nock rock tock dock hock sock jock pock mock cock zock lock yock stock knock chock acock slock
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