English Explanatory Dictionary

girlcott

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To boycott.
noun
  1. A boycott led by women.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɚl.kɒt/ /ˈɡɚ.əlˌkɔt/

Word forms

girlcott girlcotts girlcotting girlcotted

Etymology

Alteration of boycott (as though it came from the word boy) with girl. Coined in 1968 by American track athlete Lacey O'Neal during the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, in the context of protests by male African-American athletes.

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