stooge
stooge
Definition
☆ stooge (sto̵̅o̅j)
noun
- an actor who assists a comedian by feeding him lines, being the victim of pranks, etc.
- any person who acts as a foil, underling, etc. to another: term of contempt
Etymology: < ?
intransitive verb stooged, stoog′·ing
Informal to be a stooge (for someone)
stooge
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: Lots of gags about having a stooge in the audience, but not hugely funny.
- use: So much so that Ian is often accused of using stooges.
- appoint: Aegis shareholders voted today not to allow Mr Bollore, Havas chairman, to appoint two stooges onto Aegis board.
- put: Will the Whips try to strangle independence on the new select committees by putting party stooges in as chairs.
- play: I played the stooge as well as I could.
Adjective modifier
- American: De Gaulle vetoed on the unquestionable grounds that the UK sought entry under US urging, and would be an American stooge in Europe.
- Stalinist: A subversive revolutionary or a Stalinist stooge with a Swiss bank account?
- imperialist: I do not support the work of imperialist stooges.
- Iraqi: Predictably, the right wing in America are now calling Ritter an Iraqi stooge.
- political: He was not really a politician and was quite gentle and honest for a political stooge.
- simple: But they also have criticisms of these countries and cannot be viewed as simple stooges.
Modifies a noun
- regime: Instead, they face occupation by US and British troops and at best, a stooge regime imposed by US imperialism.
Noun used with modifier
- government: No longer were the people prepared to have their destinies decided by the government stooges who were appointed to serve on the council.
- pro-us: Saddam Hussein will undoubtedly be removed but only to be replaced by a pro-US stooge resting on US and British military might.
Possessives
- surcease: Sir Isaac Newton called this sudden termination of motion the stooge's surcease.
Possessives
- Satan: Would he fight or would he knuckle under to Satan's stooges?
Preposition: in
- audience: Lots of gags about having a stooge in the audience, but not hugely funny.
Preposition: with
- account: A subversive revolutionary or a Stalinist stooge with a Swiss bank account?
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