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- Dictionarystooge/stuːdʒ/
noun
- 1. a subordinate used by another to do unpleasant routine work: derogatory "party stooges put there to do a job on behalf of central office" Similar
- 2. a performer whose act involves being the butt of a comedian's jokes: "the stooge is offstage" Similar
verb
- 1. move about aimlessly; drift or cruise: informal "she stooged around in the bathroom for a while"
- 2. perform a role that involves being the butt of a comedian's jokes: "his accent became popular through his stooging for comedians"
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a person who is forced or paid by someone in authority to do an unpleasant or secret job for them: The newly appointed mayor is widely regarded as a government stooge. an actor in a funny show in the theatre or on television whose job is to allow the main actor to make him or her look silly. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
- English (US)
STOOGE meaning: 1. a person who is forced or paid by someone...
- Znaczenie Stooge, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
stooge definicja: 1. a person who is forced or paid by...
- Stooge: Vietnamese Translation
STOOGE translate: vai phụ của hề, người chạy việc vặt. Learn...
- Stooge: Danish Translation
stooge - translate into Danish with the English-Danish...
- Stooge: Czech Translation
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- Stooge: Indonesian Translation
stooge translate: badut, antek. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Norwegian Translation
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- Stooge in Traditional Chinese
STOOGE translate: 傀儡;走狗，奴才, （滑稽表演中的）逗趣配角，丑角. Learn more in...
- English (US)
The meaning of STOOGE is one who plays a subordinate or compliant role to a principal. How to use stooge in a sentence.
Stooge definition: any underling, assistant, or accomplice.. See examples of STOOGE used in a sentence.
n. 1. (Theatre) an actor who feeds lines to a comedian or acts as his foil or butt. 2. slang someone who is taken advantage of by another. vb ( intr) 3. slang to act as a stooge. 4. slang (foll by: about or around) (esp in the RAF) to fly or move about aimlessly. [C20: of unknown origin]
A person who's fooled into doing all the hard or dirty work for someone else is a stooge. If you're the butt of someone's mean jokes, you're also a stooge. A slapstick comedian's sidekick — the one who gets a pie in his face or is hit in the head with a board — is a stooge.
A stooge is someone who does unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else, or an actor who acts as a foil or butt in comedy. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms from Collins English Dictionary.
Definition of stooge noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
