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Meaning of "stooge" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STOOGE

Of unknown origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STOOGE

stooge  [stuːdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STOOGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stooge is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb stooge in English.

WHAT DOES STOOGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of stooge in the English dictionary

The first definition of stooge in the dictionary is an actor who feeds lines to a comedian or acts as his foil or butt. Other definition of stooge is someone who is taken advantage of by another. Stooge is also to act as a stooge.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STOOGE

PRESENT

Present
I stooge
you stooge
he/she/it stooges
we stooge
you stooge
they stooge
Present continuous
I am stooging
you are stooging
he/she/it is stooging
we are stooging
you are stooging
they are stooging
Present perfect
I have stooged
you have stooged
he/she/it has stooged
we have stooged
you have stooged
they have stooged
Present perfect continuous
I have been stooging
you have been stooging
he/she/it has been stooging
we have been stooging
you have been stooging
they have been stooging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I stooged
you stooged
he/she/it stooged
we stooged
you stooged
they stooged
Past continuous
I was stooging
you were stooging
he/she/it was stooging
we were stooging
you were stooging
they were stooging
Past perfect
I had stooged
you had stooged
he/she/it had stooged
we had stooged
you had stooged
they had stooged
Past perfect continuous
I had been stooging
you had been stooging
he/she/it had been stooging
we had been stooging
you had been stooging
they had been stooging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will stooge
you will stooge
he/she/it will stooge
we will stooge
you will stooge
they will stooge
Future continuous
I will be stooging
you will be stooging
he/she/it will be stooging
we will be stooging
you will be stooging
they will be stooging
Future perfect
I will have stooged
you will have stooged
he/she/it will have stooged
we will have stooged
you will have stooged
they will have stooged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been stooging
you will have been stooging
he/she/it will have been stooging
we will have been stooging
you will have been stooging
they will have been stooging
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would stooge
you would stooge
he/she/it would stooge
we would stooge
you would stooge
they would stooge
Conditional continuous
I would be stooging
you would be stooging
he/she/it would be stooging
we would be stooging
you would be stooging
they would be stooging
Conditional perfect
I would have stooge
you would have stooge
he/she/it would have stooge
we would have stooge
you would have stooge
they would have stooge
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been stooging
you would have been stooging
he/she/it would have been stooging
we would have been stooging
you would have been stooging
they would have been stooging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you stooge
we let´s stooge
you stooge
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to stooge
Past participle
stooged
Present Participle
stooging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STOOGE


calcifuge
ˈkælsɪˌfjuːdʒ
centrifuge
ˈsɛntrɪˌfjuːdʒ
deluge
ˈdɛljuːdʒ
febrifuge
ˈfɛbrɪˌfjuːdʒ
huge
hjuːdʒ
insectifuge
ɪnˈsɛktɪˌfjuːdʒ
recentrifuge
riːˈsɛntrɪˌfjuːdʒ
refuge
ˈrɛfjuːdʒ
Scrooge
skruːdʒ
smoodge
smuːdʒ
smooge
smuːdʒ
subterfuge
ˈsʌbtəˌfjuːdʒ
taeniafuge
ˈtiːnɪəˌfjuːdʒ
teniafuge
ˈtiːnɪəˌfjuːdʒ
ultracentrifuge
ˌʌltrəˈsɛntrɪˌfjuːdʒ
vermifuge
ˈvɜːmɪˌfjuːdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STOOGE

stony-hearted
stonyheartedness
stood
stook
stooker
stookie
stool
stool ball
stool pigeon
stoolball
stoolie
stooly
stoop
stoopball
stooper
stooping
stoopingly
stoor
stooshie
stoozing

WORDS THAT END LIKE STOOGE

agoge
anagoge
apagoge
camboge
crannoge
doge
epagoge
gamboge
horologe
isagoge
loge
paragoge
scarmoge

Synonyms and antonyms of stooge in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STOOGE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «stooge» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of stooge
butt · dupe · fall guy · foil · henchman · lackey · patsy · pawn · puppet

Translation of «stooge» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STOOGE

Find out the translation of stooge to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stooge from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stooge» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

跟屁虫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

títere
570 millions of speakers

English

stooge
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कठपुतली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جاسوس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

марионеткой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

stooge
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তাবেদার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

larbin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stooge
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Handlanger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ぼけ役
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

꼭두각시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stooge
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

stooge
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கைக்கூலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टुगे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yardakçı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stooge
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

marionetką
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

маріонеткою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stooge
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

stooge
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

assistent
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stooge
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stooge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stooge

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STOOGE»

The term «stooge» is regularly used and occupies the 79.107 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STOOGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stooge» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stooge» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stooge

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STOOGE»

Discover the use of stooge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stooge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
One Fine Stooge: Larry Fine's Frizzy Life in Pictures
Presents a biography of Larry Fine, one of the Three Stooges, collected from his memoirs, and includes interviews, personal notes, clippings, and more.
Steve Cox, Jim Terry, 2006
2
The Stooge Fan's I.Q. Test
The ultimate guide to Stooges trivia answers questions ranging from How often did Curly clip his hair to keep it "Stoogical?" and What was Moe's plan for world peace? to Why did Larry admit that he was stupid? Original.
Ronald L. Smith, 1993
3
Mousie Garner: Autobiography of a Vaudeville Stooge
Paul "Mousie" Garner's career as a stooge (a "fall guy" or "assistant" to the head clown) began in vaudeville, when he and his partner were firing off jokes and one-liners, as well as leaping over oil-drums.
Paul Garner, Sharon F. Mrotek Kissane, 1999
4
Hitler, Stalin's Stooge: How Stalin Planned to Use Hitler to ...
Hitler was the stooge Stalin used to start World War II. Stalin was the "eminence gris" behind the rise of Hitler and the Nazis to power.
James B. Edwards, 2004
5
99 Cent Adventure Time Stories Stooge for Swag
Stooge. for. Swag. N HOUR after he'd made the leap which should have killed him outright, Nick Averamides was in the hospital, and the horrified thousands who had watched him leap to what seemed a certain death had forgotten him, almost ...
Ernest Gannett, 2014
6
Adventure, Horror, Mystery Classics Best Seller's for 99 ...
Stooge. for. Swag. A. N HOUR after he'd made the leap press that day, for he had picked a time to which should have killed him jump from the fifth floor of the Chamlee outright, Nick Averamides was in Building when the Citizens National.
Ernest Gannett, 2014
7
My Brother Larry: The Stooge in the Middle
Now back in print, this heavily illustrated, richly anecdotal memoir takes a fond look back at Larry, the wild-haired funnyman who helped make the Three Stooges the most popular slapstick comedy team of all time.
Morris Moe Feinberg, G. P. Skratz, 1984
8
Vernon Dent: Stooge Heavy, Second Banana to the Three ...
Written by Bill Cassara (Edgar Kennedy: Master of the Slow Burn), Vernon Dent: Stooge Heavy contains never-before-seen photographs and a massive filmography.
Bill Cassara, 2010
9
Hitler: Stalin's Stooge
Hitler was the stooge Stalin used to start World War II. Stalin was the "eminence gris" behind the rise of Hitler and the Nazis to power.
James Edwards, 2013
10
The Stooge Gene: Recollections of My Zany Jewish Family
In her humorous and touching memoir about her multi-generational Jewish family, Judith Groudine Finkel intersperses family lore about her cousins Moe, Shemp and Curly Howard with insights into how their films influenced her.
Judith Groudine Finkel, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STOOGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stooge is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Greece makes IMF stooge in game-theory drama
Athens probably won't pay the IMF debt due on June 30. It's a tactic - the Greek government can and will honour the debt eventually. But non-payment puts ... «Breakingviews, Jun 15»
2
Column: Marvin Hudson is a stooge
Marvin Hudson has managed to eject six Washington players or coaches in the last 27 Nationals games he has umpired. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon). «WTOP, May 15»
3
The Three Stooges Rise Again With New Feature, Returning Cast
Why, we oughta … the Three Stooges are coming back for seconds. How they got there, we'll never know. Sean Hayes, Chris Diamantopoulos and Will Sasso ... «Deadline, May 15»
4
I am no Tory stooge, says woman who 'shredded' Ed Miliband on …
An entrepreneur who took on Ed Miliband during the BBC's Question Time special has said she has been unfairly branded a “Tory stooge” as Labour sources ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
5
Prosecution calls Salman Khan's driver a stooge, dummy witness
He is a stooge and a dummy witness," said Gharat in the written argument. The prosecutor also alleged that the actor was under the influence of liquor, and his ... «Daily News & Analysis, Apr 15»
6
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki: My role in government video does not mean I'm …
Dr Kruszelnicki said he has copped a backlash from fans for fronting the ads, with some calling him a "Liberal Party stooge". He said he is not a member of either ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
7
Darius III: Alexander's stooge
In 1891, George Nathaniel Curzon, 'the very superior person' of the mocking Balliol rhyme, and future viceroy of India, arrived at Persepolis. Torched in 330 BC ... «Spectator.co.uk, Feb 15»
8
VHP hits back at Obama, calls him 'stooge of Church'
NEW DELHI: US President Barack Obama's recent remarks on 'religious intolerance' in India has irked the Hindu right in the country. Criticizing his latest remark ... «Times of India, Feb 15»
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Ofcom deputy chair to halt anti-Labour tweets after being called Tory …
Ofcom deputy chair to halt anti-Labour tweets after being called Tory 'stooge' ... the Labour party on Twitter after Harriet Harman branded her a Tory “stooge”. «The Guardian, Jan 15»
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Ofcom's deputy chair is 'stooge' for Tories, says Harriet Harman
Ofcom's deputy chair is 'stooge' for Tories, says Harriet Harman. Labour's deputy leader urges culture secretary to reconsider position of Tory peer Lady Noakes, ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»

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