Girlcott

//ˈɡɚl.kɒt// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A boycott led by women. informal
Verb
  1. 1
    To boycott. informal

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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