English Explanatory Dictionary

push it

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make an extraordinary or risky effort; to behave in a way which tests the limits; to take chances; to expect too much.
  2. To have sexual intercourse.

Pronunciation

En-au-push it.ogg

Word forms

push it pushes it pushing it pushed it

Etymology

The slang sense referring to sexual intercourse was inspired by "Push It", a Salt-n-Pepa song of the 1980s. The song is ostensibly only about dancing but clearly also implies sex.

Related words

push one's luck push the envelope
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