Stooge
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A stooge is generally defined as a person that is under the control of another. Being called a stooge is not a form of praise. Stooge can also sometimes be used to mean "Idiot".
- Stooge (missile), an early surface-to-air missile
- Stooge, a member of a comedy double act who is fed lines from the other comedian: a "straight man"
- Stooge, a confederate who acts as if s/he is one of the spectators, in a magic trick or a confidence trick, very much like a shill.
Stooge may also refer to:
- Three Stooges, a comedy group from the 1930s to the 1970s
- The Stooges, a late 1960s and early 1970s rock band
- Stooge sort, a recursive sorting algorithm