stooge

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stooj]
- /studʒ/
- /stuːdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stooj]
- /studʒ/

Definitions of stooge word

noun stooge an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes. 1
noun stooge any underling, assistant, or accomplice. 1
verb without object stooge to act as a stooge. 1
noun stooge comedy: straight man 1
noun stooge person: puppet of sb 1
countable noun stooge If you refer to someone as a stooge, you are criticizing them because they are used by someone else to do unpleasant or dishonest tasks. 0

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Origin of stooge

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1910-15; origin uncertain

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Parts of speech for Stooge

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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stooge popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for stooge

verb stooge

act — When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
bring down the house — to receive enthusiastic applause from the audience
ham up — an actor or performer who overacts.
hammed — an actor or performer who overacts.

noun stooge

actor — An actor is someone whose job is acting in plays or films. 'Actor' in the singular usually refers to a man, but some women who act prefer to be called 'actors' rather than 'actresses'.
aide — An aide is an assistant to someone who has an important job, especially in government or in the armed forces.
ass-kisser — the practice or an instance of attempting to curry favor by the excessive use of compliments, praise, or the like.
assenter — a person who agrees or complies
aunt sally — a figure of an old woman's head, typically with a clay pipe, used in fairgrounds and fêtes as a target for balls or other objects

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