1 : an opponent that is easy to defeat They thought our team would be a pushover. 2 : someone who is easy to persuade or influence He asked his grandmother for a loan knowing she was a pushover. 3 : something easily done The exam was a pushover.

Is being called a pushover an insult?

By conversational standards, this is someone who is blatantly weak. “Pushover” is a blow to a people pleaser's self-esteem. While you'd expect that by context of the nickname, a true pushover would allow this insult to roll right off of his or her shoulders, it can actually be the touchiest of subjects.

What does no pushover mean?

someone who is easy to influence or persuade, or an opponent who is easy to defeat. Colonel Moore was a kind and sympathetic man, but no pushover.