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tush push

tush push is the alternative letter-case form of Tush Push.

Noun capitalized: Tush Push

Tush Push (plural Tush Pushes)

  1. A controversial play in which the quarterback takes the snap and immediately drives forward while additional players line up behind the quarterback and physically push them forward, especially used in short-yardage situations.

Forms of tush push

pluraltush pushes
pluralTush Pushes
alternative formtush push

Origin of tush push

From tush + push. While the play is thought to have originated between 2005 and 2018, the term was coined after getting popularized by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2021.

Questions about tush push

What does tush push mean?
Tush push means a controversial play in which the quarterback takes the snap and immediately drives forward while additional players line up behind the quarterback and physically push them forward, especially used in short-yardage situations.
What is tush push the alternative letter-case form of?
Tush push is the alternative letter-case form of Tush Push.
What part of speech is tush push?
Tush push is a noun.
What is the plural of tush push?
The plural of tush push is tush pushes.

Words near tush push in the dictionary

  1. Tusculan
  2. Tusculans
  3. Tusculum
  4. Tuscumbia
  5. tush
  6. tush push
  7. Tushar
  8. tushed
  9. Tushepaw
  10. Tushepaws
  11. tusheries

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tush push (page history and authors); Tush Push (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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