Home › Words › D › duckshoveduckshoveduckshove means to dodge responsibility; to pass something on to another so that they take the blame.EtymologyFrom duck + shove.verbTo dodge responsibility; to pass something on to another so that they take the blame.e.g.“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:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.doss 59% match — To avoid work, shirk, etc. vs duckshove →ducking 54% match — An instance of ducking down, e.g. to hide. vs duckshove →blameshift 53% match — To blame another for one's own wrong-doing. Blameshifting can be caused by pointing the finger at another when trying to save one's own skin. vs duckshove →blameshifting 53% match — Attempting to deflect guilt by moving attention to someone else. vs duckshove →duckable 52% match — Capable of being ducked, i.e. avoided by moving the body underneath it. vs duckshove →ducker 52% match — One who, or that which, ducks; a plunger; a diver. vs duckshove →dodging 52% match — The act of dodging; a dodge. vs duckshove →shovey 52% match — Tending to shove; pushy. vs duckshove →