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doormat

[ dawr-mat, dohr- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a mat, usually placed before a door or other entrance, for people arriving to wipe their shoes on before entering.
a person who is the habitual object of abuse or humiliation by another.

doormat

/ ˈdɔːˌmæt /

Origin of doormat¹

First recorded in 1655–65; door + mat ¹

On New Year’s Eve, he writes about his impatience and laziness and being a doormat to Fred.

From Vox

If you’re a doormat in your life but you’re smashing dishes elsewhere, I don’t think that’s really helping.

Still, Molly Parmeter couldn't believe it when a thick embossed letter from Saint James's Palace arrived on her doormat.

But who knows, years of being a doormat may finally erupt, much like Ndamukong Suh did last year when he stomped on another guy.

So says Peter King, no ideological or partisan doormat on these matters, I think you would agree.

If he wins the presidency, will Romney drag his party toward the center or become a doormat for the arch-conservative wing?

His rookie flailing set back the peace process (such as it was) and made him look like a doormat.

Gipsy left the room as requested, but she stood for a moment or two on the doormat outside, shaking her head solemnly.

A good doormat too shabby to put before the front door is a treasure to lay before the washtubs.

If Fate has been kind she has been disillusioned, and if Destiny has used her for a doormat, no matter.

And anyway he'd be blessed if he lay around in the way any longer like a doormat with "Welcome" inscribed upon the surface.

And you let her walk over you, chuck you out as if you was a wornout doormat she'd wiped her boots on, and never said a word.

April 23, 2024inveterate

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