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stooge
[ stooj ]
noun
- any underling, assistant, or accomplice.
- an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of the jokes.
verb (used without object)
- to act as an underling, assistant, or accomplice.
stooge
/ stuːdʒ /
noun
- an actor who feeds lines to a comedian or acts as his foil or butt
- slang.someone who is taken advantage of by another
verb
- slang.to act as a stooge
- slang.foll byabout or around (esp in the RAF) to fly or move about aimlessly
Word History and Origins
Origin of stooge1
Word History and Origins
Origin of stooge1
Example Sentences
Other speakers suggested that Barack Obama himself had become a stooge of the Islamists, or possibly even a closet Muslim.
But I can't get my head around how Sean Penn would have been an effective Stooge.
There is a perceived danger in hiring foreign firms, a fear of being seen as a Western stooge.
The more Lamb thought of it, the more he was convinced he couldn't have dreamed up a better stooge.
If the contest was a part of the day's program, no spectator seemed willing to play "stooge" in this preliminary performance.
The papers said that the steel necktie worn by my stooge at the theatre had to be cut off by a water-cooled electric saw.
And see how he managed to slide in that bit about corruption, right before his stooge handed him that bulletin?
You were another perfect stooge, from Grady's point of view.
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