English Dictionary
Definition of “stooge”
stooge (stuːdʒ
)
Definitions
noun
- an actor who feeds lines to a comedian or acts as his foil or butt
- slang someone who is taken advantage of by another
verb (intr)
- slang to act as a stooge
- foll by about or around slang (esp in the RAF) to fly or move about aimlessly
Word Origin
C20: of unknown origin
Usage examples
I turned to look, expecting some government stooge , but it was Hughie O'Donnell.
Adam, Paul, A Nasty Dose of Death (1994)US forces intervened in the mid-1960s to prop up the stooge government of South Vietnam, against the North.
Spiked (2003)He had invented the profiles of people he claimed to have had sex with and used a friend as a stooge to contact through the website.
The Australian (2004)That the question facing voters is no longer whether or not George W Bush is a pathetic fascist stooge.
Belfast Telegraph (2005)The first was broadcast in black and white at 9.30 p. m. and featured Johnny Vyvyan as guest and stooge.
Chris Gidney, CELEBRATING SECOMBE: A Tribute to Sir Harry Secombe (2002)
