scaricabarile

== Italian == === Alternative forms === scaricabarili === Etymology === Verb-object compound, composed of scarica (“unload, dump”) +‎ barile (“barrel”), literally “barrel-dumping”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌska.ri.ka.baˈri.le/ Rhymes: -ile Hyphenation: sca‧ri‧ca‧ba‧rì‧le === Noun === scaricabarile m (invariable) a children's game in which two people stand back-to-back and lift each other (figuratively) a blame game or buck-passing; a situation in which every person involved blames someone else of being responsible ==== Derived terms ==== fare a scaricabarile === References === === Further reading === scaricabarile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana