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shovey

adj

Etymology

From shove + -y.

  1. derived from *skewbʰ-✻
  2. inherited from *skeubaną✻
  3. inherited from *skeuban✻
  4. inherited from sċūfan
  5. inherited from schouven
  6. suffixed as shovey — “shove + y”

Definitions

  1. Tending to shove

    Tending to shove; pushy.

    • The horse becomes “pushy and shovey” and does not respect the cowboy's space or authority.
    • When we were in college, we could be assertive, pushy and shovey on the basketball court, […]

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