boycott.
To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.
Meaning & usage
To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.
Where this word comes from
From Charles Boycott, an English evicting land agent in Ireland who was subject to a boycott organized by the Irish Land League in 1880. For the surname see Boycott.
The act of boycotting.
Where this word comes from
From Charles Boycott, an English evicting land agent in Ireland who was subject to a boycott organized by the Irish Land League in 1880. For the surname see Boycott.
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