laughingstock

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laughingstock

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From laughing + stock.

noun laughingstocks

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of laughing stock Nothing had worked the way sheʼd wanted, and now she was the laughingstock of the family.

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"laughingstock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/laughingstock. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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laughingstock. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/laughingstock

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"laughingstock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/laughingstock.

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@misc{laughingstock_2026,
  title = {laughingstock},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/laughingstock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}