- laugh|ing|stock
- laugh|ing|stock «LAF ihng STOK, LAHF-», noun.a person or thing that is made fun of: »
When he talked, he talked nonsense, and made himself the laughing-stock of his hearers (Macaulay).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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laugh·ing·stock — /ˈlæfıŋˌstɑːk, Brit ˈlɑːfıŋˌstɒk/ noun, pl stocks [count] : a person or thing that is regarded as very foolish or ridiculous The team has become the laughingstock of the league. The mayor became a laughingstock … Useful english dictionary
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
laughing stock — laugh|ing stock [ læfıŋ ,stak ] noun count someone or something that everyone thinks is very silly … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
laughing stock — also laugh|ing|stock AmE [ˈla:fıŋstɔk US ˈlæfıŋsta:k] n someone who is a laughing stock has done something so silly that people have no respect for them ▪ The programme has made the U.S. a laughingstock … Dictionary of contemporary English
laughingstock — laugh•ing•stock [[t]ˈlæf ɪŋˌstɒk, ˈlɑ fɪŋ [/t]] n. an object of ridicule; the butt of a joke or the like • Etymology: 1525–35 … From formal English to slang
Laughingstock — Laugh ing*stock , n. An object of ridicule; a butt of sport. Shak. [1913 Webster] When he talked, he talked nonsense, and made himself the laughingstock of his hearers. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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ER — ER; ab·er·deen; ab·er·do·ni·an; ab·er·rant; ac·cel·er·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·lit·er·ate; al·to·geth·er; an·oth·er; an·ti·cho·lin·er·gic; ap·er; ap·prov·er; av·er·age; back·er; back·hand·er; badg·er; bail·er; bark·er; bar·ri·er; bast·er; beak·er; … English syllables
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Mongolia — • The name used to designate an immense uneven plateau, part of the Chinese Empire, extending, roughly speaking, from the Tarbagatal to the great K ingan chains Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Mongolia Mongolia … Catholic encyclopedia
