laughingstock; butt of jokes; object of ridicule
Refers to a person who is constantly teased, mocked, or made fun of by others. Often used in social or group contexts.
He has become the laughingstock of the class.
If you say things like that, you'll become the butt of everyone's jokes.
Standard kanji spelling using 嬲る (to tease) and 者 (person).
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; sometimes used for readability.
Variant using 物 (thing) instead of 者; slightly less common but still encountered.
Compound of 嬲り (なぶり, the continuative form of 嬲る 'to tease, torment') and 者 (もの 'person'). The verb 嬲る is of uncertain origin, possibly related to なぶる (to make fun of).