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Stooge

//stuːd͡ʒ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a victim of ridicule or pranks wordnet
  3. 3
    A magician's assistant who pretends to be a member of the audience.
  4. 4
    a person of unquestioning obedience wordnet
  5. 5
    A straight man.
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  1. 6
    A secret informant for police.
  2. 7
    A confederate; a person who is secretly working for the researcher, unknown to the study participant.
Verb
  1. 1
    To act as a straight man. intransitive
  2. 2
    act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner wordnet
  3. 3
    act as the stooge wordnet
  4. 4
    cruise in slow or routine flights wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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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