What is "pass the buck"

vb. (context idiomatic informal English) To transfer responsibility or blame from oneself onto another; to absolve oneself of concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or jurisdiction.

Pass the Buck is a game show that aired on CBS television's daytime lineup from April 3 to June 30, 1978. The series was hosted by Bill Cullen and was created by Bob Stewart. Bob Clayton was the announcer.

Pass the Buck may refer to:

• Pass the Buck (U.S. game show), a 1978 game show
• Pass the Buck (1986 UK game show)
• Pass the Buck (1998 UK game show)
• Pass the Buck (Australian game show), a 2002 version of the U.S. game show
• Pass the Buck (The Price Is Right), a pricing game on The Price Is Right
• "Pass the Buck", a song by Stereophonics from Pull the Pin
• Buck passing, the action of transferring responsibility or blame onto another person
• "Passing the buck", in poker, the act of passing the button (or buck) to the next dealer

Pass the Buck was an Australian game show hosted by John Burgess based on the American game show of the same name, airing on the Nine Network from 11 February 2002. Burgess began hosting the show after five years of hosting Burgo's Catch Phrase. Before Pass the Buck went to air, Nine's Director of Programming at the time, John Stephens, was confident of Burgess as host, stating that he would "make the transition [from Burgo's Catch Phrase] to the new format without missing a beat".

The show, which was introduced with others on Nine, such as Fear Factor and Shafted, was short-lived.

Pass the Buck was an early evening quiz programme that was produced by Thames in association with Action Time and aired on ITV for 2 series between 1986 and 1987. The programme was hosted by George Layton.

Pass the Buck was a BBC daytime quiz programme that aired on BBC One from 12 October 1998 to 28 June 2000. The programme was first hosted by Fred Dinenage in 1998 and then hosted by Eamonn Holmes from 1999 to 2000.