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The Wordnik Word of the Day for July 16, 2012 is

pointingstock
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(noun) An object of scandal or scorn.

'Pointingstock' is related to 'laughingstock,' which comes from the idea of a 'whipping-stock' or 'whipping-post,' or 'the post to which are tied persons condemned to punishment by whipping; hence, the punishment itself.' Sometimes 'pointing-stock.'

 

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