Definitions for stooge

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Spelling: [stooj]
IPA: /studʒ/

Stooge is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 76 anagrams from letters in stooge (egoost).

Definitions for stooge

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)

  1. to act as a stooge.

Origin of stooge

An Americanism dating back to 1910-15; origin uncertain

Examples for stooge

The papers said that the steel necktie worn by my stooge at the theatre had to be cut off by a water-cooled electric saw.

If I'm half as good a stooge as I think I am, we'll be needing overcoats before we get back.

Other speakers suggested that Barack Obama himself had become a stooge of the Islamists, or possibly even a closet Muslim.

There is a perceived danger in hiring foreign firms, a fear of being seen as a Western stooge.

And see how he managed to slide in that bit about corruption, right before his stooge handed him that bulletin?

His stooge, who had already risen with a prepared speech of seconding, simply gaped.

They tried to tell people what Venus was like, and what lies Carlson and his stooge Jaimison were using for bait.

If the contest was a part of the day's program, no spectator seemed willing to play "stooge" in this preliminary performance.

Word Value for stooge
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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