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butt of a joke

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butt of a joke
the reason for or aim of a joke, especially when it is a person. Poor Fred was the butt of every joke told that evening.
See also: butt, joke


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He added later that, "My name is the butt of a joke, the source of a laugh and the title of a scandal.
What it is and how to use it, when making yourself the butt of a joke.
Being exposed, getting denounced, suffering indignities, and then to become the butt of a joke - they all remind us of kindergarten emotions, the cruel taunts of children acting hurtfully.
 
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