boycott
verbEtymology
From Middle English Boicote, probably from Old English Bōia cot (“Bōia's cottage”). The first element was a common Germanic name of obscure meaning, with parallels in Old Norse and Franconian dialects. Some proposed connections include bugan (“bent”), buan (“live”), or the root of modern bully.
Definitions
To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with…
To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.
- Unbowed after two years in jail, nine of the defendants boycotted the trial, refusing even to talk to their lawyers.
- But even if you weren't boycotting the film on the basis of its disgraceful necrobestiality theme, boycotting it on the basis of its vampires is reason enough.
The act of boycotting.
- UFW and Chile solidarity boycotts of grapes had very little contact with one another, despite the extensive connections between California and Chilean fruit industries.
A hamlet in Stowe parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP6636).
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A surname.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for boycott. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA