Meaning of laughing stock | Babel Free
Equivalents
Беларуская
пасмешышча
Bosanski
paor
Español
hazmerreír
فارسی
مضحکه
Suomi
naurunaihe
हिन्दी
मसख़रा
Hrvatski
paor
한국어
웃음거리
Latina
ludibrium
Polski
pośmiewisko
Русский
посмешище
Српски
paor
Українська
посміховище
Examples
“Pray you let⟳ us not be laughing-stocks to other men's humours.”
“When he talked, he talked nonsense, and made himself the laughing-stock of his hearers.”
“If anyone can restore⟳ dignity to a franchise that has been close⟳ to a laughing stock⟳ in the last⟳ few years, it's Gibbs.”
“The split⟳ was supposedly triggered by racism — specifically anti-Jewish racism. But on this front, the Independent Group have⟳ already become⟳ a laughingstock.”
“Toronto Transit Corporation had real issues. [...] My boss was removed in a coup three months after my arrival. I stood in and my learning curve went through the roof. Over five years, we went from being a laughing stock⟳ to winning awards.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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