blockbusting
Meanings
noun
- A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
adj
- Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
Word forms
Etymology
From block + busting.
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