stooge

S0779300 (sto͞oj)n.1. The partner in a comedy team who feeds lines to the other comedian; a straight man.2. One who allows oneself to be used for another's profit or advantage; a puppet.3. Slang A stool pigeon.intr.v. stooged, stoog·ing, stoog·es To be a stooge or behave like one.

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stooge

(stuːdʒ) n1. (Theatre) an actor who feeds lines to a comedian or acts as his foil or butt2. slang someone who is taken advantage of by anothervb (intr) 3. slang to act as a stooge4. slang (foll by: about or around) (esp in the RAF) to fly or move about aimlessly[C20: of unknown origin]

stooge

(studʒ)

n., v. stooged, stoog•ing. n. 1. an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usu. serves as the butt of jokes. 2. an underling, assistant, or accomplice. 3. a stool pigeon. v.i. 4. to act as a stooge. [1910–15, Amer.; orig. uncertain]

stooge

Past participle: stooged
Gerund: stooging

Imperative
stooge
stooge

Present
I stooge
you stooge
he/she/it stooges
we stooge
you stooge
they stooge

Preterite
I stooged
you stooged
he/she/it stooged
we stooged
you stooged
they stooged

Present Continuous
I am stooging
you are stooging
he/she/it is stooging
we are stooging
you are stooging
they are stooging

Present Perfect
I have stooged
you have stooged
he/she/it has stooged
we have stooged
you have stooged
they have stooged

Past Continuous
I was stooging
you were stooging
he/she/it was stooging
we were stooging
you were stooging
they were stooging

Past Perfect
I had stooged
you had stooged
he/she/it had stooged
we had stooged
you had stooged
they had stooged

Future
I will stooge
you will stooge
he/she/it will stooge
we will stooge
you will stooge
they will stooge

Future Perfect
I will have stooged
you will have stooged
he/she/it will have stooged
we will have stooged
you will have stooged
they will have stooged

Future Continuous
I will be stooging
you will be stooging
he/she/it will be stooging
we will be stooging
you will be stooging
they will be stooging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been stooging
you have been stooging
he/she/it has been stooging
we have been stooging
you have been stooging
they have been stooging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been stooging
you will have been stooging
he/she/it will have been stooging
we will have been stooging
you will have been stooging
they will have been stooging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been stooging
you had been stooging
he/she/it had been stooging
we had been stooging
you had been stooging
they had been stooging

Conditional
I would stooge
you would stooge
he/she/it would stooge
we would stooge
you would stooge
they would stooge

Past Conditional
I would have stooged
you would have stooged
he/she/it would have stooged
we would have stooged
you would have stooged
they would have stooged

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stooge - a person of unquestioning obedienceyes-man, flunkey, flunkyfollower - a person who accepts the leadership of anotherpushover - someone who is easily taken advantage of
	2.	stooge - a victim of ridicule or prankslaughingstock, goat, buttApril fool - the butt of a prank played on April 1stdupe, victim - a person who is tricked or swindled
Verb	1.	stooge - cruise in slow or routine flightsair travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"cruise - travel at a moderate speed; "Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude"
	2.	stooge - act as the stooge; "His role was to stooge for the popular comedian"dramatic art, dramaturgy, theater, theatre, dramatics - the art of writing and producing playsplayact, roleplay, act, play - perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"
	3.	stooge - act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner; "He stooged for the flamboyant Senator"behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"

stooge

noun pawn, puppet, fall guy (informal), butt, foil, patsy (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), dupe, henchman, lackey He has vehemently rejected claims that he is a government stooge.

stooge

nounA person used or controlled by others:cat's-paw, dupe, instrument, pawn, puppet, tool.

Translations

替罪人滑稽演员的配角、丑角或助手

stooge

(stuːdʒ) noun1. a comedian's assistant who is made the object of all his jokes. 滑稽演员的配角、丑角或助手2. a person who is used by another to do humble or unpleasant jobs. 替罪人

stooge

1. A comedian who plays the object of another's jokes, ridicule, or slapstick. I don't mind playing the stooge, so long as the audience laughs. But I am a little sick of all these pies in my face!2. Someone who is manipulated or paid to do the bidding of a higher power or authority. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. The inspector was suspected of being nothing but a stooge of the company after he submitted positive reports that ignored serious safety issues.3. A criminal who is paid as a police informant. The term is a portmanteau of "stool pigeon," which originates from a hunting decoy involving a fake pigeon fastened to a stool in order to lure other birds for hunters. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. I'd say he was probably killed by the gang. It had become well known that he was a stooge for the police for the last few years.

stooge

(studʒ)1. n. someone’s pawn; someone controlled or maneuvered by someone else. The guy’s a stooge for the mob’s Mr. Gutman. Ignore him. 2. in. to work as someone’s underling; to serve as someone’s pawn. You will do what I tell you, and if it’s stooging you will do it, and you will smile and say thank you.

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noun pawn

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noun a person used or controlled by others

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noun a person of unquestioning obedience

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noun a victim of ridicule or pranks

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verb cruise in slow or routine flights

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verb act as the stooge

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verb act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner

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