What does stooge mean?
Definitions for stooge
studʒstooge
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word stooge.
Princeton's WordNet
flunky, flunkey, stooge, yes-mannoun
a person of unquestioning obedience
butt, goat, laughingstock, stoogeverb
a victim of ridicule or pranks
stoogeverb
cruise in slow or routine flights
stoogeverb
act as the stooge
"His role was to stooge for the popular comedian"
stoogeverb
act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner
"He stooged for the flamboyant Senator"
Wiktionary
stoogenoun
One who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit; a dupe.
stoogenoun
A straight man
stoogenoun
A person who secretly collects information on activities of the enemy
ChatGPT
stooge
A stooge is a person who serves merely to support or assist others, particularly in doing unpleasant work, often without being aware that they are being used. It can also refer to a comic performer in a dramatic role who is frequently made the butt of jokes or pranks.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stooge in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stooge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of stooge in a Sentence
If anyone thinks that a new FBI director is going to come in and the agency will just take over and continue their investigation as if this had never happened, that's not how it works, they will put in a stooge who will shut down this investigation.
Shame on these civil services officers who study hard to crack the toughest exam of India, but then work like a spineless stooge to serve rogue politicians.
They wanted to know whether she is a stooge of the USA or something like that, how much her thoughts and her ideology is Westernized, but they soon found that she's quite independent.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for stooge
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- Spitzel, Strohmann, Strohfrau, Handlanger, Handlangerin, PolizeispitzelGerman
- primo, confidente, iluso, marionetaSpanish
- lammas, vasikkaFinnish
- pigeon, laquais, dupe, larbin, pionFrench
- fantoccioItalian
- 引き立て役, 手先, 操り人形Japanese
- stoogeLatin
- stromanDutch
- stoogeNorwegian
- patetaPortuguese
- шестёрка, лакей, осведомитель, стукач, подпевала, осведомительница, марионеткаRussian
- casus, yaltakçı, yardakçı, âlet olan kimseTurkish
Get even more translations for stooge »
Translation
Find a translation for the stooge definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"stooge." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 16 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/stooge>.
Discuss these stooge definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In