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buck passer

American  

noun

Informal.

  1. a person who avoids responsibility by shifting it to another, especially unjustly or improperly.

Other Word Forms

  • buck-passing noun

Etymology

Origin of buck passer

First recorded in 1930–35

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He am what you calls de buck passer.

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