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  1. pushmi-pullyu: Wiktionary
  2. Pushmi-pullyu: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (pushmi-pullyu)

noun:  A person who behaves in a conflicting or contradictory manner.
adjective:  Conflicting or contradictory.
adjective:  in teleosemantics, being a representation with both indicative and imperative content.

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