pushover

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who is easily taken advantage of
  2. noun any undertaking that is easy to do

Etymology

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

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