blacklist.
A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned, disallowed or blocked.
Meaning & usage
A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned, disallowed or blocked.
The software included a lengthy blacklist of disreputable websites to block.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *blakaz Proto-West Germanic *blak Old English blæc Middle English blak English black English list English blacklist From black + list.
To place on a blacklist; to mark a person or entity as one to be shunned or banned.
You can blacklist known spammers with that button.
She blacklisted me from her dorm party since I yakked on her couch last time.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *blakaz Proto-West Germanic *blak Old English blæc Middle English blak English black English list English blacklist From black + list.
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