pushoverness

English

Etymology

From pushover +‎ -ness.

Noun

pushoverness (uncountable)

  1. (nonce word) The state, quality, or condition of being a pushover.
    • 1965, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, volume 79, page 94:
      The second could be the achievement of sustained full employment and a higher rate of growth; these could increase both the availability of labor force "reserves" to low-wage trade and service sectors and the "pushfulness" of unions (and the pushoverness of employers) in the relatively high-wage manufacturing, construction, and transportation branches.
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