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stooge

UK/stuːd͡ʒ/ US/ˈstudʒ/ uncommon
noun (2) verb (3)

noun

1.
2.

a victim of ridicule or pranks

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verb

1.

cruise in slow or routine flights

2.

act as the stooge

  • “His role was to stooge for the popular comedian”
3.

act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner

  • “He stooged for the flamboyant Senator”

Origin

Perhaps an abbreviation of Russian студе́нт (studént) [stʊˈdʲent]; the original meaning was “stage assistant, actor who assists a comedian”. It may have been a Yiddish vaudeville term.

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