Words from Todays Newspaper: Word#2 of the day: STOOGE ‘The leader of the National Conference, already criticised as a Congress “stooge”, will have to face the political backlash from the exoneration.’ [The sentence given above has been taken from todays newspaper (dated: Jan 27, 2014)]. ‘Stooge’ refers to a weak or unimportant person who is controlled by another powerful person. A synonym of the word is ‘puppet’. A performer in a show who does and says foolish things that other performers make fun of is also referred to as stooge. Those who have a taste for the American theater would know that three stooges was a comedy act of early to mid 20th century. Their hallmark was physical farce and slapstick. Slapstick is a form of humor involving exaggerated physical activity which exceeds the boundaries of common sense.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 08:30:01 +0000
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