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stooge

stu:dʒ5 senses · 8 ms
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noun/stuːd͡ʒ/
  1. 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.
  2. 2

    A magician's assistant who pretends to be a member of the audience.

  3. 3

    A straight man.

  4. 4

    A secret informant for police.

  5. 5

    A confederate; a person who is secretly working for the researcher, unknown to the study participant.

verb/stuːd͡ʒ/
  1. 1

    To act as a straight man.intransitive

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