buycott

noun
/ˈbaɪkɒt/

Etymology

Blend of buy + boycott.

  1. inherited from Bōia cot
  2. inherited from Boicote
  3. compounded as buycott — “buy + boycott

Definitions

  1. The opposite of a boycott

    The opposite of a boycott: deliberately purchasing a company's or a country's products in support of their policies, or to counter a boycott.

    • And, in addition to the boycott, double your power via the "buycott" by giving your cash to firms and services that are notably behaving themselves.
    • Within days, conservative celebrities and politicians called for a boycott of the brand. These calls were then followed by calls for a reverse boycott, or buycott, encouraging people to buy Bud Light to show support for the marketing.
  2. To support (a company, country, etc.) by buying its products.

    • Proponents of buycotting see these premiums as pure political expression: citizens’ parting with money to refine the world.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA