doormat en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der. Proto-Germanic *durz Proto-West Germanic *dur Old English duru Middle English dore English door Old English meatte Middle English matte English mat English doormat From door + mat.
Meanings
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A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes.
Mr. Simpson adds that the station at Stanmore appears practically unchanged from the time of its opening, even to the L.N.W.R. rubber doormat, which "shows no signs of wearing out."
1942 September and October, “Notes and News: The Stanmore Branch”, in Railway Magazine, page 311:Wipe your shoes on the doormat before you start plodding around in the house.
Dimple glanced at an expensive-looking doormat with the words ‘LOSE THE SHOES’ woven into it and wondered why anyone would bother spending so much money on something people were going to wipe their feet on.
2022, Candice Carty-Williams, People Person, Trapeze, pages 257–258:
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(derogatory, figuratively) Someone who habitually yields to others' demands or mistreatment, failing to assert their own rights or interests.
If you flipped through certain magazines at this time you could be forgiven for thinking that there was no right way to be a woman, only wrong ones — bimbo or frump, slut or prude, shrew or doormat.
2022 March 31, Alexis Soloski, “Why the Sudden Urge to Reconsider Famous Women?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:He's such a doormat, he lets everyone walk all over him.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| doormats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Translations (78)
cmn 門墊 /门垫 (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · ru ко́врик (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · it stoino (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · ru терпила (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) · ja ドアマット (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · de Fußabtreter (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · ja マット (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · da dørmåtte (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · be палавік (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · nl voetveeg (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) · bg изтривалка (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · ja 靴拭き (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · pt capacho (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · it stuoino (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · ml ചവുട്ടി (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · ro preș (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · fr carpette (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) · fi ovimatto (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · mr पायपुसणे (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · eo mato (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · fi kynnysmatto (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) · gu પગલૂછણિયું (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · he אסקופה נדרסת (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · io tapiseto (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · de Fußabtreter (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) · ru тря́пка (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) · nl buklaaf (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) · fr paillasson (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · th พรมเช็ดเท้า (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · nl deurmat (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · nn dørmatte (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) · sv dörrmatta (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · hu lábtörlő (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · mk мивка (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) · ru цино́вка (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · sv dörrmatta (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) · da dørmåtte (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) · it nettapiedi (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · ta கால்மிதி (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · he אסקופה נדרסת (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · it zerbino (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · hu lábtörlő (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) · de Fußmatte (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · nb dørmatte (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · hu papucs (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) · tr paspas (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · el πατάκι (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · de Fußabstreifer (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · be дыванок (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · pt capacho (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) · fi kynnysmatto (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · th พรมเช็ดเท้า (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) · nb dørmatte (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) · fr paillasson (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) · mk бришалка (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · cmn 門口地墊 /门口地垫 (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · hi पायदान (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · be каберац (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · fr essuie-pieds (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · it zerbino (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) · bn পাপোষ (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · pl wycieraczka (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · tl kuskusan ng paa (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · fo duramotta (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · yue 觀音兵 /观音兵 (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) · az ayaqaltı (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · nn dørmatte (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · ru полови́к (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · pl pantofel (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) · es felpudo (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · he אַסְקֻפָּה נִדְרֶסֶת (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) · ca fregapeus (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · ca estoreta (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · cmn 舔狗 (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) · cmn 擦腳墊 /擦脚垫 (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · ko 호구 (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) · mk подметка (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) · cs rohožka (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house)