Etymograph

English

Tush Push

From tush + push.

A compound of tush + push

Proto-Germanic *tunþskaz ‘tooth’

Proto-West Germanic *tunsk

Old English tūsc ‘tusk’

Middle English tusshe ‘a tusk’

English tush

Latin pellō ‘to push, drive; to strike’

Latin pulsō ‘to push, strike, beat’

Old French poulser

Middle French pousser

Middle English pushen

English push

The story

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.

Today it means

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.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Tush Push