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Jan 18 • 🗣️ General discussion
🇺🇸 English Expressions: Laughing Stock 😂
Hey everyone! 👋
Today’s expression is “laughing stock.”
👉 It means a person or thing that everyone makes fun of or laughs at.
Not in a fun way — usually because of a mistake, embarrassment, or failure.
Origin:
This phrase dates back to the 16th century. “Stock” once meant a fixed object used for punishment or public display, where people could mock someone. Over time, “laughing stock” came to mean someone publicly ridiculed.
Examples:
• He became the laughing stock of the office after that email mistake.
• The team was the laughing stock of the league last season.
• She didn’t want to turn into the laughing stock of the class.
Figurative daily-life examples:
• I tripped on stage and instantly felt like the laughing stock.
• That fashion trend turned the brand into a laughing stock online.
• One bad joke can make you the laughing stock of the group.
Now it’s your turn! 💬
Drop your own sentence using “laughing stock” below 👇
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🇺🇸 English Expressions: Laughing Stock 😂
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