Boycott
Word | BOYCOTT |
Character | 7 |
Hyphenation | boy cott boy cott |
Pronunciations | /ˈbɔɪkɒt/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Boycott"
What do we mean by boycott?
To abstain from or act together in abstaining from using, buying, dealing with, or participating in as an expression of protest or disfavor or as a means of coercion. transitive verb
The act or an instance of boycotting. noun
An organized attempt to coerce a person or party into compliance with some demand, by combining to abstain, and compel others to abstain, from having any business or social relations with him or it; an organized persecution of a person or company, as a means of coercion or intimidation, or of retaliation for some act, or refusal to act in a particular way. noun
To combine in refusing to work for, buy from, sell to, give assistance to, or have any kind of dealings with, and
In preventing others from working for, buying from, selling to, assisting, or having any kind of dealings with (a person or company), on account of political or other differences, or of disagreements in business matters, as a means of inflicting punishment, or of coercing or intimidating.
The process, fact, or pressure of boycotting; a combining to withhold or prevent dealing or social intercourse with a tradesman, employer, etc.; social and business interdiction for the purpose of coercion. noun
To combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other person), to withhold social or business relations from him, and to deter others from holding such relations; to subject to a boycott. transitive verb
To abstain, either as an individual or group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest. verb
The act of boycotting noun
A group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies noun
Refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with verb
The act of boycotting.
1. An agreement usually among a particular segment of the population to reduce or stop the use and purchase of certain products or activities. 2. An unfair trade practice which occurs when someone in the insurance business refuses to have business dealings with another until he or she complies with certain conditions or concessions. Urban Dictionary
A Catholic priest's favorite place to sleep. Urban Dictionary
Word originated in County Mayo, Ireland where an English absentee landlord called Captain Boycott expected his tenants to harvest his crops as part of their rent. The tenants refused to deal with him and the word boycott was added to the English language. The landlord and his family were totally ignnored and their crops rotted without harvesting. Urban Dictionary
When something is not good at all. 10/10 would not participate Urban Dictionary
The new age millennial approach of avoiding use of a business or place when a group of people decide they do not like what has occured or what it supports. Resulting in business foreclosure or redundancy. Urban Dictionary
When your bro is over but the wifi is down so instead of playing some video games you have sexual intercourse on a cot (bed), hence the word boycott Urban Dictionary
To avoid love, or being hurt by it. believing all love is fake and should be avoided. Urban Dictionary
(Noun) (Thing) Boycott Boy is the unfortunate result of 15 minutes of fame terminated in 10. He attempts to increase his own visiability by attacking legitimately successful brands. Urban Dictionary
When all of your friends are ignoring you or "lost their phones", seemingly in an organized fashion. you feel shitty about yourself as apparently you aren't worth talking to or hanging out with. Urban Dictionary
A weak movement trying to make a statement about the bad practices at BP (a.k.a. British Petroleum) Boycotting BP to protest their oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is a lot more logical than the fuckwitted "boycott France movement of 2001-2006. France was right and made the responsible choice to not participate in George w. Bush's Iraq War. Urban Dictionary
Synonyms and Antonyms for Boycott
- Synonyms for boycott
- Bar Synonyms
- Banishment Synonyms
- Banish Synonyms
- Avoid Synonyms
- Beef Synonyms
- Antonyms for boycott
- Shop Antonyms
- Patronize Antonyms
- Sponsor Antonyms
- Frequent Antonyms
- Shop At Antonyms
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The word "boycott" in example sentences
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