"duckshove" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: duckshoves [present, singular, third-person], duckshoving [participle, present], duckshoved [participle, past], duckshoved [past]
Etymology: duck + shove Etymology templates: {{com|en|duck|shove}} duck + shove Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand
    Sense id: en-duckshove-en-verb-ZwH0ON4V Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, New Zealand English

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