- stooge (n.)
[stooge 词源字典]
- 1913, "stage assistant, actor who assists a comedian," of uncertain origin, perhaps an alteration of student (with the mispronunciation STOO-jent), in sense of "apprentice." Meaning "lackey, person used for another's purpose" first recorded 1937. The Three Stooges film slapstick act debuted in movies 1930, originally as "Ted Healy and His Stooges."[stooge etymology, stooge origin, 英语词源]