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stooged

/stuːdʒd/

Meanings
verb
To act as a straight man.

Examples :

""Mark stooged for Sarah's jokes by asking obvious questions that set up her punchlines." "
entertainment action communication

Related Words

Illustration obvious

obvious adjective

/ˈɒ.vɪəs/ /ˈɑ.vi.əs/

Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.

"The answer to the math problem was obvious; everyone in the class knew it immediately. "

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that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

Something being indicated that is there; one of those.

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

Illustration set

set verb

/sɛt/

To put (something) down, to rest.

"Set the tray there."

Illustration mark

mark noun

/mɑɹk/

(heading) Boundary, land within a boundary.

"The new park's mark extends to the edge of the woods. "

Illustration punchlines

punchlines noun

/ˈpʌntʃlaɪnz/

The final part of a joke; the word, sentence, or exchange of sentences that is intended to be funny and provokes laughter from the listeners.

"That was quite a build-up for such a puny punch line."

Illustration for

for preposition

/fɔːr/

Used to indicate the object or recipient of an action.

"This gift is for you."

Illustration man

man noun

[mɛn] /mæn/

An adult male human.

"The show is especially popular with middle-aged men."

Illustration asking

asking verb

/ˈaskɪŋ/ /ˈɑːskɪŋ/ /ˈeəskɪŋ/

To request (information, or an answer to a question).

"I asked her age."

Illustration questions

questions noun

/ˈkwɛstʃənz/

A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.

"What is your question?"

Illustration act

act noun

/æk/

Something done, a deed.

"an act of goodwill"

Illustration jokes

jokes noun

/dʒəʊks/ /dʒoʊks/

An amusing story.

"The children told jokes during the car ride to pass the time. "

Illustration straight

straight noun

/stɹeɪt/

Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.

"The straight path to the school led past the park. "