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| − | '''CYA''' is [[American]] [[bureaucracy|bureaucratese]] for '''cover your a**''' against personal responsibility for a decision or action by a [[government]]al agency. | + | '''CYA''' is [[American]] slang for a term meaning to attempt to avoid personal responsibility for a decision or action. It is commonly used in [[bureaucracy]] and the private sector. |
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| | + | The most popular meaning is '''cover your a**''' (the latter word is the expletive term for a donkey or one's rear end), but in some cases, where profanity isn't allowed, the latter term is replaced by '''assets''' or another euphemism. |
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