laughingstock
Roget category 857
6. Words relating to the sentient and moral› 6.2. Personal affections
›› 6.2.2. Discriminative affections
#857.
[Object and cause of ridicule.]
Laughingstock
noun
laughingstock,
jestingstock†,
gazingstock† —
butt,
game,
fair game —
April fool
etc.
(dupe)
547†.
original,
oddity —
queer fish,
odd fish —
quiz,
square toes —
old monkey,
old fogey,
fogey monkey,
fogy monkey —
buffoon
etc.
(jester)
844 —
pantomimist
etc.
(actor)
599.
schlemiel.
jest
etc.
(wit)
842.
phrase
dum vitant stulti vitia in contraria currunt [Lat.].
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