doormat









doormat


noun

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

noun

  1. a mat, placed at the entrance to a building, for wiping dirt from shoes
  2. informal a person who offers little resistance to ill-treatment by others
n.

1660s, from door + mat. Figurative use from 1861.

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