- Gazingstock
- Gazingstock Gaz"ing*stock`, n. A person or thing gazed at with scorn or abhorrence; an object of curiosity or contempt. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]
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Gazingstock
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gazingstock — noun An object, event or person that is stared at (or gazed at) by many people … Wiktionary
gazingstock — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) : a person or thing gazed at by many especially with curiosity or contempt … Useful english dictionary
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spectacle — noun a) Something exhibited to view; usually, something presented to view as extraordinary, or as unusual and worthy of special notice; a remarkable or noteworthy sight; a show; a pageant; a gazingstock. Poverty a spectacle is, as thinketh me,… … Wiktionary
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