BOYCOTT


Meaning of BOYCOTT in English

transitive verb Etymology: Charles C. Boycott died 1897 English land agent in Ireland who was ostracized for refusing to reduce rents Date: 1880 to engage in a concerted refusal to have dealings with (as a person, store, or organization) usually to express disapproval or to force acceptance of certain conditions, ~ noun ~er noun

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