boycott

Meanings

Verb

To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.

Noun

The act of boycotting.

Origin

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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