stooge

/'stu:dʤ/
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stooge

A clown pretends to slip on a banana peel while his stooge looks on in mock surprise.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A person who is used by another to perform routine or menial tasks, often without question: A stooge is someone who blindly follows orders or serves as a compliant assistant, typically for a more powerful or dominant person.
    • A performer whose role is to be the butt of jokes or pranks: In comedy, especially vaudeville or slapstick, a stooge is an actor who is the target of another comedian's jokes or physical humor.
    • A person who is easily deceived or ridiculed; a dupe or pawn: This meaning refers to someone who is manipulated or made a fool of by others.

  2. Verb:

    • To act as a stooge; to serve in a compliant or subordinate manner: To perform tasks or play a role as a submissive assistant or foil for someone else.
    • To cruise in an aircraft in a slow or routine flight pattern: In aviation, this is a specialized term meaning to fly slowly, often while waiting or patrolling.
Examples

  • Noun:

    • The dictator used his ministers as mere stooges to carry out his unpopular policies.
    • In the comedy act, the straight man often acts as the stooge for the main comedian's jokes.
    • He felt like a stooge after realizing he had been tricked into delivering the false message.

  • Verb:

    • He was hired to stooge for the famous magician, setting up all the props.
    • The pilot was ordered to stooge over the area until given further instructions.
Advanced Usage

  • "To be someone's stooge": To be completely controlled or manipulated by another person.

    • The corrupt official was just a stooge for the crime syndicate.

  • "To stooge for someone": To act as a compliant assistant or foil.

    • His entire job was to stooge for the CEO, handling all the minor complaints.
Variants and Related Words
  • Stooging (gerund/noun): The act of serving as a stooge.
    • His stooging for the comedian was a thankless but necessary job.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Pawn, puppet, lackey, minion, dupe, patsy, foil, yes-man.
  • Verb: Serve, assist (in a subservient way), pander, cater to.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
  • Stooge about/around:
    • To wander or move about aimlessly: He spent the afternoon just stooging around the mall.
    • (Aviation) To fly around in a holding pattern or routine flight: The aircraft had to stooge about for an hour before clearance to land.
Related Idioms

  • Fall guy/stooge: A person who is set up to take the blame for something.

    • He was the perfect fall guy; everyone knew he was just the boss's stooge.

  • A stooge in a rigged game: Someone who participates in a situation where the outcome is predetermined against them.

    • As a junior member, he felt like a stooge in a rigged game, with no real power to influence decisions.
stooge

A clown pretends to slip on a banana peel while his stooge looks on in mock surprise.

Noun
  1. a victim of ridicule or pranks
  2. a person of unquestioning obedience
Verb
  1. act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner
    • He stooged for the flamboyant Senator
  2. act as the stooge
    • His role was to stooge for the popular comedian
  3. cruise in slow or routine flights

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