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pushover

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpʊʃəʊvə(ɹ)/

noun

Etymology: A deverbal from push over. First use appears c. 1891 in the Galveston Daily News.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.
  3. Something that is easy to do or accomplish; an easy task.