stooge

1 a person of unquestioning obedience [syn: flunky, flunkey, yes-man]

2 a victim of ridicule or pranks [syn: butt, goat, laughingstock]

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"

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːdʒ

Noun

1. One who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit.
2. In the context of "comedy": A straight man

See also

• claque
• dupe

A stooge is generally defined as a person that is under the control of another. Being called a stooge is not a form of praise. Stooge can also sometimes be used to mean "Idiot".

• Stooge (missile), an early surface-to-air missile
• Stooge, a member of a comedy double act who is fed lines from the other comedian: a "straight man"
• Stooge, a confederate who acts as if s/he is one of the spectators, in a magic trick or a confidence trick, very much like a shill.

Stooge may also refer to:

• Three Stooges, a comedy group from the 1930s to the 1970s
• The Stooges, a late 1960s and early 1970s rock band
• Stooge sort, a recursive sorting algorithm

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