Pushover Definition

po͝oshōvər
pushovers
noun
pushovers
Anything very easy to accomplish.
Webster's New World
A person, group, etc. easily persuaded, defeated, etc.
Webster's New World
Something that is easily done or attained.
American Heritage

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.
Wiktionary
Someone who lets himself be picked or bullied on without defending or stand up for him/herself.
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Other Word Forms of Pushover

Noun

Singular:
pushover
Plural:
pushovers

Origin of Pushover

  • push +"Ž over; US 1906 of things, 1926 of people (bad boxers and easy women), popularized by Jack Conway of Variety.

    From Wiktionary

Pushover Sentence Examples

  • Do you view Amy as a selfless victim or an easy pushover?

  • A potential pushover try was deemed to have been held up and Welwyn were awarded a scrum 5 meters from the Haringey line.

  • He's proven time and again that he will not be a pushover, in direct contrast to some of the incompetent and weak referees from the professional wrestling world.

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