mush-headn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌʃhɛd/, U.S.

/ˈməʃˌ(h)ɛd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mush n.¹, head n.¹

Etymology: < mush n.¹ + head n.¹

U.S. slang.

A person who is weak, ineffectual, or easily influenced.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > weakness of character or will > person of weak character or will

mush-head1846

to be putty in a person's hands1867

invertebrate1869

jellyfish1883

zob1911

akratic1913

Milquetoast1932

weakie1959

1846 E. Raux Road to Fortune ii. ii. 22 The suicide of all the mush-heads and rushlights of the fashionable world.

1890 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang II. 77/2 Mush-head (American), a stupid, witless fellow.

1919 H. L. Wilson Ma Pettengill ii. 63 I up and told her flat she could never run a boarding-house and make it pay; that no woman could who hadn't learned to say ‘No!’ and she was too much of a mushhead for that.

1932 Screenland Apr. 70/1 She has married the poor little mush-head that had been wished upon her.

1990 Nation (N.Y.) 19 Nov. 601/1 After all, he was reputed to have the talents only of a goodwill peddler, a go-along-get-along sort of mushhead.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mush-head
释义	mush-headn. Brit. /ˈmʌʃhɛd/, U.S. /ˈməʃˌ(h)ɛd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mush n.¹, head n.¹ Etymology: < mush n.¹ + head n.¹ U.S. slang. A person who is weak, ineffectual, or easily influenced. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > weakness of character or will > person of weak character or will mush-head1846 to be putty in a person's hands1867 invertebrate1869 jellyfish1883 zob1911 akratic1913 Milquetoast1932 weakie1959 1846 E. Raux Road to Fortune ii. ii. 22 The suicide of all the mush-heads and rushlights of the fashionable world. 1890 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang II. 77/2 Mush-head (American), a stupid, witless fellow. 1919 H. L. Wilson Ma Pettengill ii. 63 I up and told her flat she could never run a boarding-house and make it pay; that no woman could who hadn't learned to say ‘No!’ and she was too much of a mushhead for that. 1932 Screenland Apr. 70/1 She has married the poor little mush-head that had been wished upon her. 1990 Nation (N.Y.) 19 Nov. 601/1 After all, he was reputed to have the talents only of a goodwill peddler, a go-along-get-along sort of mushhead. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846
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