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noun a person of unquestioning obedience
noun a victim of ridicule or pranks
verb cruise in slow or routine flights
originPerhaps an abbreviation of Russian студе́нт (studént) [stʊˈdʲent]; the original meaning was “stage assistant, actor who assists a comedian”. It may have been a Yiddish vaudeville term.
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