laughing stock

They went from an early-season laughing stock, 11 games under .500 in early June, to a midseason surge that left them 49-46 at All-Star break.

Last week, Stephen Richer, a GOP official known for defending election integrity in Maricopa County, lost his primary election to state Rep. Justin Heap, who has called local elections a “laughing stock.”

Incumbent Stephen Richer lost his re-election bid for Maricopa County recorder to State Rep. Justin Heap, a right-wing challenger who called Maricopa County elections a “laughing stock,” according to the Arizona Mirror.

England were at rock bottom after losing to Iceland and becoming a laughing stock that summer, followed by the embarrassment of Sam Allardyce’s exit after his short stint in charge.

It said there was growing concern that Chelsea are becoming "a 'laughing stock', both on and off the pitch".