laughingstock
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From a wooden shack atop the stadium, John Mellencamp has overseen the team’s transformation from laughingstock to No. 1.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
And Isaac’s lack of an appropriate neck accessory made him the laughingstock of a dinner party at John Jay’s house the night they were meant to sign the Declaration of Independence.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025
Lopez quickly became a laughingstock on TikTok following the release of her musical film “This Is Me... Now: A Love Story,” which critics described as “confusing” and straight up ludicrous.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2024
“They were the laughingstock of the industry,” said Michael Dunne, a China auto industry analyst.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024
Trying to convince folk would only make them a laughingstock, like Crazy Martin, who had been trying to dig a well inside his own house for years now.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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