stooge
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noun \ˈstüj\Definition of STOOGE
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a : one who plays a subordinate or compliant role to a principal b : puppet 3
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: stool pigeon 1
See Examples of STOOGE
- a gangster and his stooges
- He's just a stooge for the oil industry.
Origin of STOOGE
origin unknown
First Known Use: 1913
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2stooge
intransitive verbstoogedstoog·ing
Definition of STOOGE
: to act as a stooge <congressmen who stooge for the oil and mineral interests — New Republic>
First Known Use of STOOGE
1939
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