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stooges

stooges is the plural of stooge.

Meaning of stooge

Noun

stooge (plural stooges)

  1. One who knowingly allows themself to be used for another's profit; a dupe.
    • I'd like to show you what a wipeout looks like from the board. I'm pretty good at getting wiped out, so I'll be the stooge.1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer
  2. (magic) A magician's assistant who pretends to be a member of the audience.
  3. A straight man.
  4. A secret informant for police.
  5. A confederate; a person who is secretly working for the researcher, unknown to the study participant.
    Synonyms:
    confederate

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Phrases with stooges

Questions about stooges

What is stooges the plural of?
Stooges is the plural of stooge.

Words near stooges in the dictionary

  1. stoodis
  2. Stoodley
  3. stoodst
  4. stooge
  5. stooged
  6. stooges
  7. stooging
  8. stook
  9. stooked
  10. stooker
  11. stookers

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