Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Laughingstock /lăf'-ĭng-stäkˌ/ · Laugh·ing·stock · IPA /lˈæfɪŋstˌɑk/ 01 n. An object of ridicule; a butt of sport. 1. An object of ridicule; a butt of sport. “When he talked, he talked nonsense, and made himself the laughingstock of his hearers.” — Macaulay.