butt
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6.3
- noun
- /bʌt/
- Informal
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- Immediately, he becomes the center of attention and mostly the butt of jokes.
- the butt of jokes
- become the butt
- make the butt
And I'd say that I was the butt of many jokes.
- And I'd say that I was the butt of many jokes.
Examples
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Unless a boy could fight, he became the butt of all kinds of bullying and abuse.
Academic text (1999) -
The Logicis Project was great for making philosophers the butt of philosophical jokes.
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Like it's always someone else the butt of the joke and never them, right?
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Oh, my God, you must have been the butt of every joke.
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Homeopaths, on the other hand, are the butt of jokes for rationalists the world over.
Blog text (14) -
As a result of that prank, Einarr becomes the butt of general ridicule and suffers a complete loss of honor.
Academic text (1995) -
Like Lapointe, they are often taunted as "retards" and "morons" and made the butt of cruel jokes.
Academic text (1997) -
He often finds himself as the butt of jokes during family gatherings.
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At school, Ben was the butt of everyone's jokes for his new hairstyle.
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Being the butt of pranks can be frustrating, but sometimes it's all in good fun.
Synonyms
32
7.9
A person others make fun of or who does what they are told
24
5.5
A person or thing that others make fun of for seeming silly
16
8.8
A person who is blamed or teased by others in a group
Idioms
- Informal
A funny phrase people say when they cannot believe something
- Informal
To embarrass yourself by doing something awkward in front of other people
Compounds
- Offensive
1
9.9
A very small swimsuit or underwear with a thin strip of cloth between the buttocks
- Specialized
1
5.6
A metal joint set into the edge of a door and its frame to let the door open
- Specialized
1
6.7
A connection of two pieces of wood or metal placed end to end without overlapping
- Specialized
A way to join two metal pieces end to end by melting their ends into one flat joint
- Specialized
A way of joining two metal parts end to end by melting their ends together
- Specialized
A process that joins two metal pieces by melting their ends with electricity, often used for rails or pipes
- Offensive
The lower front of the body above the private area that looks rounded like a small hill
How Ridiculed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Butt meaning the target of jokes comes from the old meaning 'target' or 'aim', like something people point at. So being the butt of a joke means you are the person people aim their jokes at.