(v.)
1. To immediately blame the nearest, most blamable thing for something/a situation when the real thing to blame is yourself.

This is most common with parents and leaders/people in places of power in establishments/companies, sometimes in governments.
Once, a kid got sick from second-hand smoking, and his parents (who were heavy smokers) blame shielded and blamed the kid's phone and the internet.
by Other_Person June 18, 2020
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It’s not your fault if you blame the Indians let me explain if the Indians killed Christopher Columbus A lot of people in the Americas wouldn’t be alive so if the Indians killed Christopher Columbus you wouldn’t be alive making you not mess up
Person one: why do you do that
Person two: I blame the Indians!
by I blame the Indians February 24, 2022
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