pushover
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pushover
- /ˈpʊʃəʊvə(ɹ)/
Where it comes from
A deverbal from push over. First use appears c. 1891 in the Galveston Daily News.
noun pushovers
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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.
Similar: little girl, mollusc, nose of wax
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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.
Similar: nestle-cock
- Something that is easy to do or accomplish; an easy task.
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noun Someone who is easily swayed or influenced to change their mind or comply
| Español | títere, marioneta, monigote, pelele, muñeco, pusilánime |
|---|---|
| Português | influenciável |
| Deutsch | Schwächling, Umfaller |
| Русский | проста́к prosták, простофи́ля prostofílja |
noun Someone who lets themselves be picked on or bullied
| 한국어 | 호구 hogu |
|---|---|
| Português | bobo, coitado, covarde, fraco, frouxo, molenga |
| Deutsch | Weichei |
| Italiano | merlo, pollo, smidollato, pappa molle, pappamolle, rammollito |
| Русский | слаба́к slabák |
| עברית | פראייר fráyer |
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