laughing stock

Translation

› someone who does something very stupid which makes other people laugh at them

maskara, matrak, gülünecek kimse

If I wear this hat, I'll be the laughing stock of the party!2156

(Definition of laughing stock noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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