stooge
IPA: stˈudʒ
noun
- One who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit; a dupe.
- (magic) A magician's assistant who pretends to be a member of the audience.
- (comedy) A straight man.
- A secret informant for police.
- (psychology) A confederate; a person who is secretly working for the researcher, unknown to the study participant.
verb
- (intransitive) To act as a straight man.
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Examples of "stooge" in Sentences
- The Stooges then leave for the island.
- In the hallway Angel chases the Stooges.
- This is a recurring joke in the Stooge shorts.
- The Stooge lives in the dorm room next to Sani.
- The Stooge are separate characters in this short.
- The Stooges is the self titled debut of the rock band The Stooges.
- It is the American Civil War, and the Stooges enlist in the service.
- Screen shot from the Three Stooges short subject 'Dutiful But Dumb'.
- By the end of the 1930s, Curly was clearly the star of the Three Stooges.
- Curly is generally considered the most popular and recognizable of the Stooges.
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