Stooge
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early 20th century: of unknown origin.
wiktionary
Perhaps an abbreviation of Russian студе́нт(studént)[stʊˈdʲent]; the original meaning was “stage assistant, actor who assists a comedian”. [1] It may have been a Yiddish vaudeville term.
etymonline
stooge (n.)
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 in 1930, originally as "Ted Healy and His Stooges."
