Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation cover your ass
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- initialism Cover your ass.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Bush Administration — giving new meaning to the term CYA on a daily basis.
Firedoglake » Bush Tries “State Secrets” to Halt EFF’s AT&T Suit
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It is what we call CYA (cover your ass) medicine, we do it everyday.
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Either way, the directors will be in many lawsuits so CYA is a key part of the discussion. — richard koman
Is Yahoo’s Letter the First Concession? - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
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Now many are in CYA mode with another pathetic performance.
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NOLA is apparently in CYA mode and, as of Satruday afternoon, has pulled that page from its web site.
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I find this happens most often with what I call CYA code, i.e. (s!
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I obviously can’t vouch for this, and governments and militaries have been known to engage in CYA after botched operations.
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Most likely the reason these aren’t tested is because coaches & managers are all in CYA mode.
Why Don’t Sports Teams Use Randomization? A Guest Post - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com
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In Washington, this is known as CYA: covering your rear, the fine art of being there at the creation of policy, but without actually leaving any footprints.
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The commanding officer here was just practicing what is known as CYA" Cover you a$$"!
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