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A saying that originates with the characters created by the comedy duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Bud Abbott played the straight man, self confident, sure of himself and thinks to know all the answers. Lou Costello played the infantile funny dumb guy.

The saying normally says that some one is a costello to his Abbott or vice-versa. To be a costello is to be the funny or dumb guy in a duo.

See "who's on first" on you tube for Abbott and Costello's most famous comedy bit.

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