boycotting

Meanings

• Noun

  The refusal to buy or use certain products, usually because of political or social reasons.

  - "The community boycotted the store due to its controversial business practices."
  - "The union called for a boycott of the company until fair wages were negotiated."

• Verb

  To deliberately avoid buying or using a particular product, brand, or service.

  - "Consumers are boycotting the product in protest of its animal testing."
  - "The activist group urged people to boycott the restaurant for its discriminatory policies."

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Synonyms

blackball , blacklist , embargo , withhold patronage

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with boycotting
coat it , goatee , moat it , vote it

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Variants

List of all variants of boycotting that leads to same result
boycott , boycotted , boycotter , boycotters , boycotting , boycotts

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Forms

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boycotts, boycotted, boycotting

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Etymology

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The term 'boycott' originated from the name Captain Charles C. Boycott, an Irish landlord who evicted tenants in the late 1800s. In response, local residents and farmers refused to work for him or sell him their produce.

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Trivia

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1. The longest recorded boycott lasted for 30 years, from 1922 to 1952, when South Africa's black population boycotted white-owned businesses.

2. The term 'boycott' was added to the English language in 1880.

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Related Concepts

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1. Protest: Boycotting is a form of protest that involves withholding support or resources from a particular entity.

2. Consumer activism: Boycotting is an example of consumer activism, where individuals use their purchasing power to influence business practices and social issues.

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Culture

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Boycotting has been used throughout history as a form of protest against various social, political, and ethical issues. It has been employed by individuals, communities, and organizations to bring attention to their causes and effect change.

How to Memorize "boycotting"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a group of people standing in front of a store with signs that read 'Boycott'. Imagine the store's sales dropping significantly as more and more people join the boycott.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term 'boycott' with the idea of taking a stand against something, whether it's a product, company, or social issue.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Bring Your Own Coffee To Go' to remember the meaning of 'boycott' as 'bring your own support and avoid the target'.

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