The Brief: To duck someone means to avoid them or to give them the cold shoulder.
DEEP DIVE
Meek still be in my DMs, I be havin’ to duck him –Nicki Minaj, “Barbie Dreams”
Duck is also a common autocorrection of the F-word.
Why does my phone think I’m trying to say duck? Who the hell says what the duck??
— 🕊 (@skertskertt) August 17, 2018