Stooge

Pronunciation: /stuːdʒ/

Definitions of stooge

noun a person who is used by others for their own purposes, especially someone who is considered to be foolish or gullible

Example Sentences

A1 The stooge helped the magician with his tricks.

A2 The comedian's stooge always played the fool in their sketches.

B1 The politician was accused of using a stooge to spread false information.

B2 The CEO's stooge took the blame for the company's financial scandal.

C1 The dictator's stooge carried out his orders without question.

C2 The criminal mastermind's stooge was arrested for his role in the heist.

Examples of stooge in a Sentence

formal The company hired a stooge to act as a scapegoat for their unethical practices.

informal Don't be a stooge and fall for their tricks.

slang That guy is such a stooge, always doing whatever the boss tells him.

figurative The puppet was controlled by the stooge behind the scenes.

Grammatical Forms of stooge

• past tense: stooged
• plural: stooges
• comparative: more stooge
• superlative: most stooge
• present tense: stooges
• future tense: will stooge
• perfect tense: have stooged
• continuous tense: is stooging
• singular: stooge
• positive degree: stooge
• infinitive: to stooge
• gerund: stooging
• participle: stooged

Origin and Evolution of stooge

First Known Use: 1800 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'stooge' originated in the 19th century in the United States.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to refer to a performer in a comedy act who plays a subordinate role to the main comedian, the term 'stooge' has evolved to also mean a person who is used or controlled by others for their own purposes, often in a derogatory sense.