fake Shemp

noun

A person who appears disguised in a film as a replacement for another actor or person.

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Meanings

nounfake Shemp (plural fake Shemps)

plural fake Shemps

  1. broadcastingA person who appears disguised in a film as a replacement for another actor or person.

Origin

Coined by film director Sam Raimi in reference to Shemp Howard of the Three Stooges, whose sudden death in 1955 necessitated the use of these techniques to finish the films to which he was already committed.

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APA

fake Shemp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fake%20Shemp

MLA

“fake Shemp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fake%20Shemp. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fake Shemp,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fake%20Shemp.

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