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duckshove

duckshove verb: to dodge responsibility; to pass something on to another so that they take the blame.

Verb

duckshove (third-person singular simple present duckshoves, present participle duckshoving, simple past and past participle duckshoved)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand) To dodge responsibility; to pass something on to another so that they take the blame.
    • Some of the best duckshoving and waltzing around the issue ever witnessed in this Chamber over the past few years has emanated from the Minister for the Arts.1987, Victoria Parliamentary Debates (Hansard): Legislative Assembly, page 358

Forms of duckshove

third-person singular presentduckshoves
present participleduckshoving
past participleduckshoved
pastduckshoved

Origin of duckshove

From duck + shove.

Questions about duckshove

What does duckshove mean?
Duckshove means to dodge responsibility; to pass something on to another so that they take the blame.
What part of speech is duckshove?
Duckshove is a verb.
What is the past tense of duckshove?
The past tense of duckshove is duckshoved.

Words near duckshove in the dictionary

  1. ducks out
  2. ducks' arses
  3. ducks' asses
  4. ducks' guts
  5. duckshit
  6. duckshove
  7. duckshoved
  8. duckshoves
  9. duckshoving
  10. ducksmeat
  11. ducksona

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