1) Somebody who is always walked all over
2) Ancient and rarely used term for a
mat made of absorbent fibrous material, placed inside a
door, for visitor to clean the soles of their
shoes on.
1) "Damn, that
loser is such a doormat, he'll do anything you'll tell him!"
by Dale Kerrigan March 27,
20042) "wipe your feet before you come in! Use the doormat". Note that ones feet are not in fact cleaned or wiped, it is
English idiom, the feet are kept in the shoes, it is the shoes that are dried and cleaned.