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blackball

/ˈblækbɔːl/
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noun

  • A rejection; a vote against admitting someone.
  • A black ball used to indicate such a negative vote.

    "Regardless how many other people may have voted to approve a candidate for membership, a single blackball will reject the candidate."

  • A kind of large black sweet; a niggerball.
  • A substance for blacking shoes, boots, etc. or for taking impressions of engraved work.

verb

  • To vote against, especially in an exclusive organization.

    "If you're not from a moneyed, well-connected family, you can count on getting blackballed from the fraternity."

  • To ostracize.

Word Statistics

Letter Count9 letters
Syllables2 syllables
Difficulty Level
Hard
Word FrequencyUncommon
Vowel Count2 vowels
Consonant Count7 consonants

Letter Analysis & Structure

First LetterB
Last LetterL
Letter Breakdown
B
L
A
C
K
B
A
L
L

Game Compatibility & Validity

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