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| stooge [ stooj ] |
noun (plural stoog·es) |
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| Definition: |
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1. comic loser: a comic actor, usually part of a double act, who acts as the butt of most of the jokes
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2. somebody exploited: somebody who is exploited by others, especially somebody used by criminals in committing their crimes
(
slang insult
)
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3. U.S. police
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slang
)
Same as stool pigeon (sense 1)
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4. hunting
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slang
)
Same as stool pigeon (sense 3)
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intransitive verb (past and past participle stooged, present participle stoog·ing, 3rd person present singular stoog·es) |
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| Definition: |
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be taken advantage of: to be taken advantage of by another
(
informal
)
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| [Early 20th century. Origin ?] |
