pencil-pushing1
/ˈpɛnslˌpʊʃɪŋ/Chiefly North American
noun
= pen-pushing.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Freeborn County Standard (Albert Lea, Minnesota). From pencil + pushing.
pencil-pushing2
/ˈpɛnslˌpʊʃɪŋ/Chiefly North American
adjective
= pen-pushing.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Waukesha County (Wisconsin) Democrat. From pencil + pushing.
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- group dialect
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