boycott
- to combine in abstaining from, or preventing dealings with, as a means of intimidation or coercion: to boycott a store.
- to abstain from buying or using: to boycott foreign products.
- the practice of boycotting.
- an instance of boycotting.
Origin of boycott
Related Words for boycott
refuse, spurn, avoid, snub, reject, exclude, embargo, prohibit, bar, ostracize, outlaw, blackball, blacklist, strike, proscribeExamples from the Web for boycott
Contemporary Examples of boycott
Those rumors, in turn, sparked a boycott of enterprises affiliated with the family.
The conservative Christian group mailed out nearly one million cards to supporters calling on them to boycott Disney products.
The 1996 filing (which you can check out here) was, naturally, as silly and frivolous as the boycott push that came before it.
Celebrities like Weir were called on to urge a boycott of the Games.
Last Monday, university students began a boycott of classes.
Historical Examples of boycott
The sanction of the caste rules is in a boycott by all members of the caste.
FolkwaysWilliam Graham Sumner
But in a year they were trembling in the face of that boycott.
Flash-lights from the Seven SeasWilliam L. Stidger
The boycott continues, but it is dwindling in intensity and will soon subside.
Peking DustEllen N. La Motte
Indignation meetings were held, and it was determined to boycott the monks.
Las CasasAlice J. Knight
This may vary from the "cold shoulder" to the complete "boycott."
Introduction to the Science of SociologyRobert E. Park
boycott
- (tr) to refuse to have dealings with (a person, organization, etc) or refuse to buy (a product) as a protest or means of coercionto boycott foreign produce
- an instance or the use of boycotting
Word Origin for boycott
Boycott
- Geoff (rey). born 1940, English cricketer: played for Yorkshire (1962–86); played in 108 test matches (1964–1982); first England batsman to score 8,000 test runs
Word Origin and History for boycott
1880, noun and verb, from Irish Land League ostracism of Capt. Charles C. Boycott (1832-1897), land agent of Lough-Mask in County Mayo, who refused to lower rents for his tenant farmers. Quickly adopted by newspapers in languages as far afield as Japanese (boikotto). The family name is from a place in England.
boycott
The refusal to purchase the products of an individual, corporation, or nation as a way to bring social and political pressure for change.