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girlcott

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈɡɚl.kɒt/
  • General-American: /ˈɡɚ.əlˌkɔt/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A boycott led by women.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To boycott.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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History

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.