Buck-passing Definition

bŭkpăsĭng
noun
The shifting of responsibility or blame to another.
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Origin of Buck-passing

  • buck (from a poker player's passing the marker, or buck, to the next player when not wanting to deal)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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