paper-pushingn.

Brit.

/ˈpeɪpəˌpʊʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpeɪpərˌpʊʃɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paper n., pushing n.

Etymology: < paper n. + pushing n., after paper-pusher n. Compare earlier pencil-pushing n., pen-pushing n.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

The carrying out of routine administrative paperwork, esp. that which is considered as excessive, unnecessary, or obstructive.

ΚΠ

1918 Advertising & Selling June 18/2 Some..of us no doubt will be sent to Washington where we will toil..at the truly real labor of paper-pushing under a vice-assistant bureaucrat.

1936 W. Deeping No Hero—This 184 It is going to be a world of Paper Pushing, and its god and autocrat will be a sort of glorified Inspector of Taxes.

1948 Science 20 Feb. 183/2 In the interest of securing maximum results from each dollar appropriated for research, each agency must give increasing thought to eliminating ‘red tape’ and ‘paper pushing’.

1975 Economist (Nexis) 18 Oct. 83 One can always criticise parts of it [sc. the civil service], but—except for the general tendency to paper-pushing—those parts will probably spring from political choices one happens not to agree with.

2003 CIO 15 Feb. 22/1 It still takes paper-pushing. Lots of paper-pushing, with inventors and their lawyers submitting many documents (and copying and mailing many more).

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

paper-pushingadj.

Brit.

/ˈpeɪpəˌpʊʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpeɪpərˌpʊʃɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paper n., pushing adj.

Etymology: < paper n. + pushing adj., after paper-pusher n. 2, paper-pushing n. Compare earlier pencil-pushing adj., pen-pushing adj.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

That is a paper-pusher; that engages in paper-pushing.

ΚΠ

1956 B. Catton This Hallowed Ground 87 Nature had designed him to fill the part of a paper-pushing bureaucrat, and his mind was as orderly and tidy as its range was limited.

1989 Spectator 15 Apr. 15/3 A ‘lunchbag’ is New York's choicest shorthand for a paper-pushing, culture-bashing executive.

1994 Esprit de Corps (Ottawa) Aug. 24 HQ officers would become paper-pushing managers, and every manifestation of cultural socialism..would be visited upon the Forces in defiance of military efficiency.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paper-pushing
释义	paper-pushingn. Brit. /ˈpeɪpəˌpʊʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpeɪpərˌpʊʃɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paper n., pushing n. Etymology: < paper n. + pushing n., after paper-pusher n. Compare earlier pencil-pushing n., pen-pushing n. colloquial (originally U.S.). The carrying out of routine administrative paperwork, esp. that which is considered as excessive, unnecessary, or obstructive. ΚΠ 1918 Advertising & Selling June 18/2 Some..of us no doubt will be sent to Washington where we will toil..at the truly real labor of paper-pushing under a vice-assistant bureaucrat. 1936 W. Deeping No Hero—This 184 It is going to be a world of Paper Pushing, and its god and autocrat will be a sort of glorified Inspector of Taxes. 1948 Science 20 Feb. 183/2 In the interest of securing maximum results from each dollar appropriated for research, each agency must give increasing thought to eliminating ‘red tape’ and ‘paper pushing’. 1975 Economist (Nexis) 18 Oct. 83 One can always criticise parts of it [sc. the civil service], but—except for the general tendency to paper-pushing—those parts will probably spring from political choices one happens not to agree with. 2003 CIO 15 Feb. 22/1 It still takes paper-pushing. Lots of paper-pushing, with inventors and their lawyers submitting many documents (and copying and mailing many more). This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). paper-pushingadj. Brit. /ˈpeɪpəˌpʊʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpeɪpərˌpʊʃɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paper n., pushing adj. Etymology: < paper n. + pushing adj., after paper-pusher n. 2, paper-pushing n. Compare earlier pencil-pushing adj., pen-pushing adj. colloquial (originally U.S.). That is a paper-pusher; that engages in paper-pushing. ΚΠ 1956 B. Catton This Hallowed Ground 87 Nature had designed him to fill the part of a paper-pushing bureaucrat, and his mind was as orderly and tidy as its range was limited. 1989 Spectator 15 Apr. 15/3 A ‘lunchbag’ is New York's choicest shorthand for a paper-pushing, culture-bashing executive. 1994 Esprit de Corps (Ottawa) Aug. 24 HQ officers would become paper-pushing managers, and every manifestation of cultural socialism..would be visited upon the Forces in defiance of military efficiency. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1918adj.1956
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