noun / verb
boycott
BOY-kaht/ˈbɔɪkɑːt/
A refusal to deal with someone or something as a protest or pressure tactic.
Customers boycott the store to protest its treatment of employees.
Etymology
Boycott’s surname became a verb after the Irish Land League organized ostracism against him when he refused to lower tenants’ rents. His name thus came to describe collective refusal to deal with someone as protest.
In context
boycott game five and this is certainly um as we might imagine we'll gather more information but in protest and in response to what's happened lately in our in our country with uh jacob blake
More examples
- The boycott continued until the company changed its policy.
- Several teams boycotted the tournament.
- Organizers urged a consumer boycott of the brand.
Forms
boycott · boycotts · boycotted · boycotting
Similar words
- strike
- A strike usually involves withholding labor; a boycott withholds dealings, purchases, or participation.