Meaning of pushee | Babel Free

Definitions

one who is pushed around, literally or metaphorically

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Examples

“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 renewal of the argument. There is charge and answer-a regular debate⟳, and the crowd, which forms a good old civilized circle, laughs at the shots given. The pusher calls the pushee's father a cock-roach, and the pushee says the pusher's grandfather was a scorpion. Then the pusher charges that the pushee's great-grandfather was a cross-eyed tarantula”

“2017 How To Teach⟳ Kids To Apologize Instead Of Commanding Them To Say⟳, ‘I’m Sorry’, SimpleMost 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.”

“Mayor Shelborne: "My son, there is noone I enjoy⟳ pushing around more than you." Gil Shelbourne: "Oh mayor dad, it's an honor to be the pushee."”

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