laughingstock

 [laf-ing-stok, lah-fing-]  

laugh·ing·stock

   [laf-ing-stok, lah-fing-]
noun
an object of ridicule; the butt of a joke or the like: His ineptness as a public official made him the laughingstock of the whole town.
Origin:
1525–35; laughing + stock
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Laughingstock is always a great word to know.
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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laughingstock

noun
a victim of ridicule or pranks [syn: butt] 
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