pushover
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Deverbal from push over; US 1906 of things, 1926 of people (bad boxers and easy women),[1] popularized by Jack Conway of Variety.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pushover (plural pushovers)
- Someone who is easily swayed or influenced to change their mind or comply.
- I'm a pushover when it comes to buying new kitchen gadgets.
- 2024 May 4, Melanie Gerlies, quoting Simon de Pury, “New claimant to €35 mn Klimt emerges”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 18:
- “His [Helmut Newton's] women are strong and powerful, definitely not pushovers,” he says.
- Someone who is easy to push around and to take advantage of; someone who lets themselves be picked on or bullied without defending or standing up for themselves.
- Something that is easy to do or accomplish; an easy task.
Synonyms
[edit]- (someone who is easily swayed or influenced): little girl, mollusc, nose of wax
- (someone who lets themselves be picked on or bullied): nestle-cock, softy, wuss; see also Thesaurus:milksop
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Someone who is easily swayed or influenced to change their mind or comply
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Someone who lets themselves be picked on or bullied
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “pushover”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.