blackball

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

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

Synonyms

boycott

ostracize

ban

cast out

negative

banish

barring

ostracise

shun

veto

vote down

blacklist

pill

💊

kill

🔪🩸👤

exclude

oppose

vote against

Translations

καταψηφίζω

boykottieren

bola negra

desterrar

vetar

votar en contra

donar bola negra a

exiliar

μαυρίζω

απορρίπτω

αποδοκιμάζω

vedar

μαύρη ψήφος

bannir

bandejar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈblækbɔːl/

Etymology

From black + ball.