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stooge

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Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
8
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/stuːd͡ʒ/

Definition of stooge

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. One who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit; a dupe.
    “I'd like to show you what a wipeout looks like from the board. I'm pretty good at getting wiped out, so I'll be the stooge.”
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noun

  1. One who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit; a dupe.
    “I'd like to show you what a wipeout looks like from the board. I'm pretty good at getting wiped out, so I'll be the stooge.”
  2. A magician's assistant who pretends to be a member of the audience.
  3. A straight man.
  4. A secret informant for police.
  5. A confederate; a person who is secretly working for the researcher, unknown to the study participant.

verb

  1. (intransitive)To act as a straight man.

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Etymology

Perhaps an abbreviation of Russian студе́нт (studént) [stʊˈdʲent]; the original meaning was “stage assistant, actor who assists a comedian”. It may have been a Yiddish vaudeville term.

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