Meaning
To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.
Etymology
Origin: Celtic languages
From Charles Boycott, an English evicting land agent in Ireland who was subject to a boycott organized by the Irish Land League in 1880. For the surname see Boycott.
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