laughing stock
English
noun
Definitions
- (idiomatic) An object of ridicule, someone who is publicly ridiculed; a butt of sport.
Etymology
Compound from English laughing + English stock (supply, cover with material, target, butt, source).
Origin
English
stock
Gloss
supply, cover with material, target, butt, source
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- backstock English
- ballstock English
- basestock English
- bedstock English
- bestock English
- bitstock English
- blendstock English
- bloodstock English
- broodstock English
- buttstock English
- counterstock English
- cryostock English
- deadstock English
- destock English
- diestock English
- drillstock English
- farmstock English
- fatstock English
- feedstock English
- forestock English
- gazingstock English
- gunstock English
- gunstock war club English
- headstock English
- hoofstock English
- jesting-stock English
- lackstock English
- laugh English
- laughing English
- laughingly English
- laughingstock English
- laughingthrush English
- livestock English
- macrostock English
- microstock English
- midstock English
- netherstock English
- nonlaughing English
- nonstock English
- overstock English
- rawstock English
- restock English
- rollingstock English
- rootstock English
- roughstock English
- rudderstock English
- shimstock English
- soapstock English
- stock English
- stockable English
- stockade English
- stockage English
- stockboy English
- stockbreeder English
- stockbreeding English
- stockbroker English
- stockbrokerage English
- stockbroking English
- stockdove English
- stocker English
- stocketh English
- stockfeed English
- stockfish English
- stockgirl English
- stockgrower English
- stockholder English
- stockholding English
- stocking English
- stockish English
- stockist English
- stockjobber English
- stockkeeper English
- stockless English
- stocklike English
- stocklist English
- stockman English
- stockpicker English
- stockpile English
- stockpot English
- stockrider English
- stockroom English
- stocktake English
- stocktaking English
- stockwhip English
- stockwoman English
- stocky English
- stockyard English
- superstock English
- tailstock English
- tipstock English
- toolstock English
- understock English
- unlaughing English
- unstock English
- whipstock English
- woolstock English
- word-stock English
- workstock English
- youngstock English
- stock Italian
- stock Dutch, Flemish
- stock French
- stock Spanish, Castilian
- estoque Portuguese
- stocc Old English
- lawghynge Middle English
- stoca Irish
- stock
- laugh
- stocky
- bestock
- restock
- destock
- unstock
- stocker
- stockade
- stocketh
- stockman
- stockish
- stockboy
- midstock
- tipstock
- gunstock
- diestock
- fatstock
- laughing
- stockpot
- stockist
- rawstock
- bedstock
- stockage
- nonstock
- bitstock
- stocking
- workstock
- feedstock
- tailstock
- farmstock
- deadstock
- buttstock
- ballstock
- woolstock
- hoofstock
- lackstock
- stockless
- headstock
- backstock
- stockwhip
- stockfish
- livestock
- stockable
- toolstock
- stocktake
- stocklist
- stockfeed
- forestock
- whipstock
- stockroom
- stockdove
- overstock
- soapstock
- basestock
- rootstock
- shimstock
- stockpile
- stockgirl
- stocklike
- cryostock
- stockyard
- understock
- bloodstock
- blendstock
- drillstock
- unlaughing
- laughingly
- word-stock
- roughstock
- youngstock
- superstock
- macrostock
- stockwoman
- microstock
- broodstock
- stockrider
- stockpicker
- stockjobber
- stockbroker
- stockholder
- nonlaughing
- stockgrower
- netherstock
- rudderstock
- gazingstock
- stockkeeper
- stocktaking
- rollingstock
- stockholding
- counterstock
- stockbroking
- stockbreeder
- stockbreeding
- jesting-stock
- laughingstock
- laughingthrush
- stockbrokerage
- gunstock war club