girlcott

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US/ˈɡɚl.kɒt/US/ˈɡɚ.əlˌkɔt/

verb

To boycott.

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Meanings

verbgirlcott (third-person singular simple present girlcotts, present participle girlcotting, simple past and past participle girlcotted)

present singular third person girlcotts · participle present girlcotting · participle past girlcotted · past girlcotted

  1. informalTo boycott.
noungirlcott (plural girlcotts)

plural girlcotts

  1. informalA boycott led by women.

Origin

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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APA

girlcott. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girlcott

MLA

“girlcott.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girlcott. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “girlcott,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girlcott.

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