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pushee

pushee noun: one who is pushed around, literally or metaphorically.

Noun

pushee (plural pushees)

  1. one who is pushed around, literally or metaphorically
    • Then the man who has pushed walks away, apparently satisfied. At once the man who was throwing a fit follows the other up and says something to him and retreats, and the pusher runs back at the pushee, and the air is eloquent of murder. But I soon learned to quit holding my breath. It only meant a...1918, Letters by Victor Murdock to the Folks at Home, Eagle Press
    • Then begins the awkward and often meaningless dance between the parents of the pusher and the parents of the pushee, both trying to do the right thing.2017 How To Teach Kids To Apologize Instead Of Commanding Them To Say, ‘I’m Sorry’, SimpleMost

Antonyms of pushee

Forms of pushee

pluralpushees

Origin of pushee

From push + -ee.

Questions about pushee

What does pushee mean?
Pushee means one who is pushed around, literally or metaphorically.
What part of speech is pushee?
Pushee is a noun.
What is the plural of pushee?
The plural of pushee is pushees.

Words near pushee in the dictionary

  1. pushed up on
  2. pushed up the daisies
  3. pushed water uphill
  4. pushed wood
  5. pushedst
  6. pushee
  7. pushees
  8. pusher
  9. pusher-thruster
  10. pusher-thrusters
  11. pusherman

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