Definition of PUSHOVER

pushover

Meanings

Plural: pushovers

Noun

  • someone who is easily taken advantage of
  • any undertaking that is easy to do
  • Someone who is easily swayed or influenced to change their mind or comply.
  • 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.
  • Something that is easy to do or accomplish; an easy task.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

breeze, child's play, cinch, duck soup, little girl, milksop, mollusc, nestle-cock, nose of wax, picnic, piece of cake, snap, softy, walkover, wuss

Scrabble Score: 16

pushover is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pushover is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pushover is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

pushover is a valid Words With Friends word