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shovey

shovey adjective: tending to shove; pushy.

Adjective

shovey (comparative more shovey, superlative most shovey)

  1. (informal) Tending to shove; pushy.
    • The horse becomes “pushy and shovey” and does not respect the cowboy's space or authority.2012, Harold Kurstedt, Tim Thayne, Taking the Reins, page 56
    • When we were in college, we could be assertive, pushy and shovey on the basketball court, […]Quoted in 2017, Rosemarie Skaine, Women College Basketball Coaches (page 82)

Forms of shovey

comparativemore shovey
superlativemost shovey

Origin of shovey

From shove + -y.

Questions about shovey

What does shovey mean?
Shovey means tending to shove; pushy.
What part of speech is shovey?
Shovey is an adjective.

Words near shovey in the dictionary

  1. shoves on
  2. shoves over
  3. shoves something down someone's throat
  4. shoves the queer
  5. shoves up
  6. shovey
  7. shovin'
  8. shoving
  9. shoving about
  10. shoving around
  11. shoving down

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