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Meaning of pushmi-pullyu | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A person who behaves in a conflicting or contradictory manner.

Examples

“This is the age of the Cry-Bully, a hideous hybrid of victim and victor, weeper and walloper. They are everywhere, these duplicit Pushmi-Pullyus of the personal and the political”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

pushmobile Pushout Pushover pushoverness Pushpa pushpad

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