stooge

stooge  (stj)

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]

n

1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) an actor who feeds lines to a comedian or acts as his foil or butt

2. Slang someone who is taken advantage of by another

vb (intr)

1. Slang to act as a stooge

2. (foll by about or around) Slang (esp in the RAF) to fly or move about aimlessly

[of unknown origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stooge - a person of unquestioning obedience yes-man, flunkey, flunky follower - a person who accepts the leadership of another pushover - someone who is easily taken advantage of
	2.	stooge - a victim of ridicule or pranks laughingstock, goat, butt April fool - the butt of a prank played on April 1st dupe, victim - a person who is tricked or swindled
Verb	1.	stooge - cruise in slow or routine flights air 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 plays playact, 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"

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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.

Translations

stooge [stuːdʒ]

A. N [of comedian] → compañero/a m/f (= lackey) → secuaz mf, siervo/a m/f

B. VI to stooge for sb → servir humildemente a algn

stooge about stooge around VI + ADV → estar por ahí

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stooge [ˈstuːdʒ] n → larbin m

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stooge

n (inf) → Handlanger(in) m(f); (= comedian’s stooge) → Stichwortgeber(in) m(f)

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stooge [stuːdʒ] n (fam) (minion) → tirapiedi m/f (Theatre) → spalla

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stooge

n stooge [stuːdʒ]

1 a comedian's assistant who is made the object of all his jokes. strooipop مُساعِد المُمَثِّل الكوميدي يُسْخَر منه في المُنَوَّعات асистент на комик přihrávač skydeskive; sceneoffer der Handlanger κοροϊδάκι comparsa klouni paariline نوچه دلقك koomikon apuri faire-valoir עוֹזֵר לְקוֹמִיקַאי हंसी का पात्र sporedni komičar színész partnere (rendszerint nézőtéren) badut skotspónn spalla 引立役 (희극의) 조인역, 당하는 역 komiko padėjėjas komiķa partneris pelawak aangever komikerassistent, syndebukk komik grający rolę ofiary ajudante figu­rant партнёр комика šašo, komediant pepček sporedni komičar driftkucku ลูกคู่ตัวตลก komedyen yamağı 滑稽演員的配角或丑角，助手 партнер коміка کسی مسخرے کا جوڑی دار vai phụ của hề 滑稽演员的配角或丑角，助手

2 a person who is used by another to do humble or unpleasant jobs. ondergeskikte عَميل подставено лице poskok håndlanger der/die Handlanger(in) τσιράκι ayudante käsualune كار قاچاق كن työrukkanen laquais נַעַר שָׁלִיח कठपुतली lakaj, sluga fullajtár antek undirlægja scagnozzo 手先 앞잡이, 끄나풀, 꼭두각시 įrankis, marionetė, atpirkimo ožys padotais; marionete; grēkāzis konco hulpje løpegutt, mellommann popychadło ajudante lacheu, slugă подставное лицо poskok hlapec marioneta springpojke, underhuggare คนที่ถูกผู้อื่นใช้เป็นหุ่นเชิด birinin sıkıcı işlerini yapan kimse 代罪人 маріонетка کسی کے لیے کام کرنے والا người chạy việc vặt 替罪人