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stooge

  [stooj] ,noun, verb, stooged, stoog⋅ing.
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–noun
1. an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes.
2. any underling, assistant, or accomplice.
–verb (used without object)
3. to act as a stooge.
Origin:
1910–15, Americanism; orig. uncert.
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stooge   (stōōj)   
n.  

  1. The partner in a comedy team who feeds lines to the other comedian; a straight man.

  2. One who allows oneself to be used for another's profit or advantage; a puppet.

  3. Slang A stool pigeon.

intr.v.   stooged, stoog·ing, stoog·es
To be a stooge or behave like one.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
stooge [studʒ]

  1. n.
    someone's pawn; someone controlled or maneuvered by someone else. : The guy's a stooge for the mob's Mr. Gutman. Ignore him.
  2. in.
    to work as someone's underling; to serve as someone's pawn. : You will do what I tell you, and if it's stooging you will do it, and you will smile and say thank you.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

stooge 
1913, "stage assistant," of uncertain origin, perhaps an alteration of student (with the mispronunciation STOO-jent), in sense of "apprentice." Meaning "lackey, person used for another's purpose" first recorded 1937, perhaps influenced by the Three Stooges film comedy act, which had been appearing in movies since 1930, starting as "Ted Healy and His Stooges."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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