"Three Stooges" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-Three Stooges.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From The Three Stooges (1922-1970), a comedy troupe whose stage act and short films featured three quarrelsome and absurd characters of low intelligence, given to insults and violent slapstick, who often stood in contrast with or were manipulated by characters of a higher social class. Head templates: {{head|en|noun|head=Three Stooges}} Three Stooges
  1. (idiomatic) A group of three stupid people. Wikipedia link: The Three Stooges Tags: idiomatic
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