pushover
English
Etymology
push + over; US 1906 of things, 1926 of people (bad boxers and easy women),[1] popularized by Jack Conway of Variety.
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Noun
pushover (plural pushovers)
- Someone who is easily swayed or influenced to change his/her mind or comply.
- I'm a pushover when it comes to buying new kitchen gadgets.
- Someone who lets himself be picked or bullied on without defending or stand up for him/herself.
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Translations
Someone who is easily swayed or influenced to change his/her mind or comply
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Someone who lets himself be picked or bullied on without defending or stand up for him/herself
See also
- cave
- cave in
- give in
- pullover
- turn the other cheek
- Appendix:Words from Variety
References
- “pushover” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
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