to stooge
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- verb
- /stuːdʒ/
- Informal
:
hacer de títere
- That's why church had smitty to stooge for him, so no ohne would suspect that he was mixed up with another woman.
Examples
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Well, I'm glad youse have all had a good time with the Queensland's chicks, because I wanted to go and have a good time too, but who stooged me, Habib?
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So will you please forget about that prostitute lover, CIA stooge Awalaki, and worry that there are no more wars?
Blog text (21) -
- Come on, you stooge.
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Beat it, you little stooge.
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Leave a message after the beep, you stooge.
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Lee killed them both and took the bank money, making me witness, stooge, weak point in a fairy tale triangle.
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Oh, only Commie stooges, huh?
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And I knew he'd be clocking in here, so I thought I'd stooge around and wait for him.
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Mate, you stooge.
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He decided to stooge for the magician during the show, following every instruction with enthusiasm.
Synonyms
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4.5
Perform with a main artist to help their show
To do routine tasks for someone more senior, for example a lawyer
How Used
Surface Forms
Etymology
To stooge comes from that same stage idea of acting as a helper or comic assistant for another person. So to stooge is to do a job for someone else, often in an obedient or laugh-making role.