duckshove

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verb

To dodge responsibility; to pass something on to another so that they take the blame.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person duckshoves · participle present duckshoving · participle past duckshoved · past duckshoved

  1. AustraliaNew ZealandTo 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

Origin

From duck + shove.

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APA

duckshove. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duckshove

MLA

“duckshove.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duckshove. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “duckshove,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duckshove.

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