how to pronounce laughingstock
/ˈlæfɪŋˌstɑːk/
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laughingstock is pronounced in three syllables
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video examples of laughingstock pronunciation
An example use of laughingstock in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… I'm the laughingstock at the Yacht Club …”
meaning of laughingstock
Laughingstock means a person or thing that is ridiculed or made fun of.
laughingstock frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word laughingstock occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics laughingstock can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that laughingstock can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
2) people, society, and culture;
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