laughee en · NOUN
Etymology
From laugh + -ee.
Meanings
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One who is laughed at.
Whatever made fun for one party called the attention of the other, and no sooner would their eyes be off from their own course than they would bump against a rock, and the tables were turned; the laughers became the laughees.
1875, David W. Cartwright, Natural History of Western Wild Animals and Guide for Hunters, Trappers, and Sportsmen:Adonis always laughed in a peculiar way, most insulting to the person ridiculed, but in this instance the laughees were absent.
1827, Henry Colburn, editor, Hyde Nugent: a tale of fashionable life:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| laughees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |