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pushover

[poosh-oh-ver] Origin

push·o·ver

[poosh-oh-ver]
noun
1.
Informal. anything done easily.
2.
Informal. an easily defeated person or team.
3.
Informal. a person who is easily persuaded, influenced, or seduced.
4.
Rocketry. a displacement in a horizontal direction of the trajectory of a missile or rocket.
5.
Aeronautics. push-down.

Origin:
1905–10, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase push over
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Pushover is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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pushover (ˈpʊʃˌəʊvə)
 
n
1.  something that is easily achieved or accomplished
2.  a person, team, etc, that is easily taken advantage of or defeated

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Word Origin & History

pushover
1906, of things; 1926, of persons (bad boxers and easy women), from push + over.
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