PUSHOVER

cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake

(noun) any undertaking that is easy to do; “marketing this product will be no picnic”

pushover

(noun) someone who is easily taken advantage of

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pushover (plural pushovers)

Someone who is easily swayed or influenced to change his/her mind or comply.

Someone who lets himself be picked or bullied on without defending or stand up for him/herself.

Synonyms

• (someone who is easily swayed or influenced): little girl, mollusc, nose of wax

• (someone who lets himself be picked-on or bullied): nestle-cock, softy, wuss; see also milksop

Anagrams

• overpush

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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