buck-pass·ing (bŭkpăs′ĭng)
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Tweet n. Informal The shifting of responsibility or blame to another: "smothered in avalanches of recriminations and orgies of buck-passing" (Forbes). [BUCK4 (from a poker player's passing the marker, or buck, to the next player when not wanting to deal).] buck-pass′er n. |
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