tush push
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Tush Push.
noun
A controversial play in which the quarterback takes the snap and immediately drives forward while additional players line up behind the quarterback and physically push them forward, especially used in short-yardage situations.
Example Sentences
- "One NFL team is proposing an end to the tush push play the Philadelphia Eagles have used so successfully at the goal line and in short-yardage situations, including during their victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX. [...] Green Bay Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy called the tush push "bad for the game" in a message posted on the team's website after the Packers were eliminated by the Eagles in the playoffs."
- "Stopping the tush push Sunday by the Steelers one time helped, but there is another very good reason to think the Bears could shut down the Eagles' controversial short-yardage play."
- "A proposed amendment to the NFL rulebook that would effectively ban the “tush push” play failed on Wednesday, allowing the tactic to remain legal."
- "Even if the Eagles aren’t as reliant on the tush push in 2026, it would be a surprise if Goedert saw as many designed touches near the goal line again this season."
- "“Don’t ever talk about Jalen Hurts again,” Sade Fly Eagles Fly wrote on X. “Josh Allen is doing the tush push while playing golf.”"
Etymology
From tush + push. While the play is thought to have originated between 2005 and 2018, the term was coined after getting popularized by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2021.
Inflected Forms
tush pushes (plural)