laughing stockˈlaughing stock (also laugh‧ing‧stock American English) /ˈlɑːfɪŋstɒk $ ˈlæfɪŋstɑːk/ noun [countable] 
The programme has made the U.S. a laughing stock.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone that people make fun of
the person that someone often makes fun of or makes jokes about: · New Jersey used to be the butt of TV comics.the butt of jokes/humour: · His name has already made him the butt of many jokes.
if you are a laughing stock , a lot of people laugh at you because you have done something stupid or are very bad at something: · We can't do that - we'd be a laughing stock!laughing stock of: · When they crashed to defeat, they were the laughing stock of the tennis world.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The programme has made the U.S. a laughing stock.
someone who is a laughing stock has done something so silly that people have no respect for them: The programme has made the U.S. a laughing stock. The programme has made the U.S. a laughing stock.