blackball

Meaning

Noun

1. A rejection; a vote against admitting someone.
2. A black ball used to indicate such a negative vote.
3. A kind of large black sweet.
4. A substance for blacking shoes, boots, etc. or for taking impressions of engraved work.
5. A game, a standardized version of the English version of eight-ball.

Verb

1. To vote against, especially in an exclusive organization.
2. To ostracize.

Synonyms

boycott

ostracize

ban

cast out

negative

banish

barring

ostracise

shun

veto

vote down

blacklist

pill

💊

kill

🔪🩸👤

exclude

oppose

vote against

Translations

boykottieren

interdire

négatif

radiation

rejeter

blackbouler

strictement négatif

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈblækbɔːl/

Etymology

From black + ball.