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stooge

stooge
NounTransitive Verb
pl: stoogespast: stoogedpp: stoogeding: stooging

This term carries a strong negative connotation of powerlessness and exploitation. It describes a person who lacks agency, serving as a tool for a more dominant figure. While a puppet might be controlled from afar, a stooge is often visible and takes the brunt of the risk or public criticism, acting as a shield for the actual architect of a plan.

In a theatrical or comedic sense, the word describes a specific role of the foil. Here, the stooge is the target of jokes or slapstick violence, creating a dynamic where the lead performer appears superior or cleverer by comparison.

Meanings

Nounstooge

A person who is used by another to do their dirty work or to be manipulated for someone else's benefit.

He was merely a stooge for the real mastermind behind the scheme.

Nounstooge

A comic assistant in a variety act who serves as the foil to the lead performer, often receiving physical abuse or ridicule.

The lead comedian spent the entire show mocking his stooge.

Transitive Verbstooge
[~ someone]

To act as a puppet or a subordinate for someone else, often in a deceptive or subservient manner.

She refused to stooge for the manager any longer.

Examples

He is nothing more than a stooge for the corporate board.

彼は取締役会のただの手先に過ぎない.

Office

I refuse to be your stooge any longer.

もうあなたの言いなりになるのは御免だ.

The detective realized the suspect was just a stooge for a larger crime syndicate.

刑事は、その容疑者が巨大犯罪組織の単なる身代わりに過ぎないことに気づいた.

Detective

The lead comedian spent the whole show mocking his stooge.

主役のコメディアンはショーの間ずっと、相方を馬鹿にし続けた.

He started his career as a stooge in a vaudeville act.

彼はボードビル劇の脇役としてキャリアをスタートさせた.

History

Why should I stooge for a man who does not even respect me?

私を尊重さえしない男のために、なぜ私が都合よく動かなければならないのか?

She felt like a stooge while the manager took all the credit for her work.

マネージャーが自分の仕事の手柄をすべて独り占めする中、彼女は自分が操り人形のように感じた.

Office

The dictator installed a stooge as the new president to maintain control.

独裁者は支配を維持するため、傀儡を新大統領に据えた.

History

Stop trying to stooge me into doing your homework.

私のことを操って宿題をさせようとするのはやめてよ.

School Life

Phrasal Verbs

stooge for

to act as a puppet or subordinate for someone else, often performing undesirable tasks

He spent years stooging for the CEO before realizing he was being exploited.

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