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tush push

noun

Etymology

From tush + push. While the play is thought to have originated between 2005 and 2018, the term was coined after getting popularized by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2021.

  1. derived from pulsare — “to beat, strike”
  2. derived from pousser
  3. inherited from pushen
  4. compounded as tush push — “tush#Etymology 2 + push”

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Tush Push.

    • Stopping the tush push Sunday by the Steelers one time helped, but there is another very good reason to think the Bears could shut down the Eagles' controversial short-yardage play.

  2. A controversial play in which the quarterback takes the snap and immediately drives…

    A controversial play in which the quarterback takes the snap and immediately drives forward while additional players line up behind the quarterback and physically push them forward, especially used in short-yardage situations.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA