ゴリ押おし

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ゴリ押しする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	ゴリ押おしする	ゴリ押おししない
Polite	ゴリ押おしします	ゴリ押おししません
Past polite	ゴリ押おししました	ゴリ押おししませんでした
Past	ゴリ押おしした	ゴリ押おししなかった
Te-form	ゴリ押おしして	ゴリ押おししないで
Desire	ゴリ押おししたい	ゴリ押おししたくない
Potential	ゴリ押おしできる	ゴリ押おしできない
Passive	ゴリ押おしされる	ゴリ押おしされない
Causative	ゴリ押おしさせる	ゴリ押おしさせない
Causative passive	ゴリ押おしさせられる	ゴリ押おしさせられない
Volitional	ゴリ押おししよう
Polite volitional	ゴリ押おししましょう
Imperative	ゴリ押おししろ	ゴリ押おしするな
Conditional	ゴリ押おしすれば	ゴリ押おししなければ
Tara conditional	ゴリ押おししたら	ゴリ押おししなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

pushing through; bulldozing; forcing one's way

colloquial

Colloquial term for aggressively pushing a plan, opinion, or action despite opposition, often ignoring others' views.

彼かれは自じ分ぶんの意い見けんをゴリ押おしして、会かい議ぎを終おわらせた。
He bulldozed his opinion through and ended the meeting.
そんなにゴリ押おししても、みんな納なっ得とくしないよ。
Even if you push that hard, nobody will be convinced.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉をゴリ押おしするto forcibly push something through
上じょう司しは自じ分ぶんの企き画かくをゴリ押おしした。
My boss forced his own plan through.
〈人ひと〉の意い見けんをゴリ押おしするto force one's opinion on others
彼かれはいつも自じ分ぶんの意い見けんをゴリ押おしする。
He's always pushing his opinion on everyone.
ゴリ押おしで〈動どう詞し〉to do something by sheer force/pressure
この案あんはゴリ押おしで通とおされた。
This proposal got pushed through by sheer force.

Kanji

押push, stop, check

Related words

強ごう引いんN2
強引 is a na-adjective describing forceful, overbearing behavior in general, while ゴリ押し is a colloquial noun/suru-verb naming the specific act of bulldozing something through.
押おし切きるN1
押し切る is a verb meaning to push through despite opposition, while ゴリ押し is a noun that adds a nuance of crude, grinding persistence.
強きょう行こうN1
強行 is a more formal term for forcibly carrying something out (often used in news contexts), while ゴリ押し is casual and implies stubborn, brute-force insistence.
押おし通とおす
押し通す means to see something through against resistance, while ゴリ押し focuses on the aggressive, unyielding manner of doing so.

Don't confuse with

後あと押おしN1
後押し looks and sounds similar to ゴリ押し but means supportive backing, whereas ゴリ押し means forcing something through by brute persistence.

Written forms

ゴリ押おしUsage22%
Standard katakana-kanji spelling; the katakana part is from ゴリゴリ (grinding/pushing sound).
ごり押おしUsage78%
Hiragana-kanji variant; less common but still used.

Etymology

From ゴリゴリ (mimetic for a grinding or pushing sound) + 押し (pushing). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged as slang for forcefully pushing something through.