push present

n. a gift given by a man to a woman who has just given birth to their child. Subjects: English, Colloquial

Editorial Note: Less often push gift.

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Citations: 1992 Karen Heller Austin American-Statesman (Texas) (Mar. 31) “Tacky fun is what Oscar fashion is all about” p. C7: Let us say that Annette Bening has lost all that baby weight—Warren must have given her a ThighMaster as a push present—and looked understated yet ravishing. 2005 Risa Green Notes From The Underbelly (Apr. 5) p. 281: “Your push present. You know, the present you get for having to go through labor?” Now she tells me that you get a present for going through labor, ten minutes after I schedule a C-section.…“What did you get” “My diamond studs.” 2006 Business Wire (May 4) “‘Push Gift’ Etiquette for Her First Mother’s Day” (in Minneapolis, Minnesota): Add one more thing to the list of pre and post natal-do’s: purchasing your push gift. Today’s “push gift” is a thank-you to women for enduring pregnancy and “pushing” though labor. In England, men traditionally buy women an elegant ring to mark the occasion. In India, the blessed event calls for a gift of gold jewelry. 2006 Olivia Barker USA Today (May 10) “‘Push presents’: A trend is born”: Post-delivery room, dads are being nudged to give “push presents,” largely lavish gifts that reward wives for their delivery-room derring-do.

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