pushover
noun/ˈpʊʃəʊvə(ɹ)/
Etymology
A deverbal from push over. First use appears c. 1891 in the Galveston Daily News.
Definitions
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.
- “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 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
Something that is easy to do or accomplish; an easy task.
The neighborhood
- synonymsofty
- synonymwuss
- synonymmilksop
- neighborcave
- neighborcave in
- neighborgive in
- neighborpullover
- neighborturn the other cheek
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA