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Discover LudwigThe phrase "the butt of" is correct and is commonly used in written English.
It is used to refer to someone or something that is the subject of jokes or ridicule. It can also be used to describe someone who is constantly picked on or made fun of. Example: The new student in class became the butt of everyone's jokes because of his unusual fashion sense.
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It is the butt of musical jokes.
THEY were once the butt of jokes.
He would be the butt of jokes.
ReprintsHe became the butt of jokes.
He is the butt of all jokes.
"We were the butt of jokes.
Isn't it the butt of a lot of jokes?
THEY were the butt of jokes in the West.
He can also handle being the butt of jokes.
Two decades ago, its followers were the butt of jokes.
Scotland's cuisine has long been the butt of jokes.
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