stooge

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | 630 words | Copyright

stooge / stoōj/ • n. 1. derog. a person who serves merely to support or assist others, particularly in doing unpleasant work: you fell for that helpless-female act and let her make you a stooge. ∎ a person who is employed to assume a particular role while keeping their true identity hidden: a police stooge. 2. a performer whose act involves being the butt of a comedian's jokes. • v. [intr.] 1. move around aimlessly; drift or cruise: she stooged around in the bathroom for a while. 2. perform a role that involves being the butt of a comedian's jokes.

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