Something ridiculous which can be laughed upon.
It is something that is exceedingly funny to a point of becoming embarrassing.
After the event and how he behaved there, he was the laughing stock in school for days to come.
The host made a mistake in saying out the name of the winner and instantly became a laughing stock for everyone.
The media nowadays tries to make a sensation out of everything. It is a laughing stock for some who understand how journalism should really be.
There is no origin for this idiom
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