Boycott vs Idiot - What's the difference?
boycott | idiot |
To abstain, either as an individual or group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.
(pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
(obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old.
As a proper noun boycott
is (a village name).As a noun idiot is
(slang|derogatory) a proponent of intelligent design.boycott
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(wikipedia boycott)Verb
(en verb)Synonyms
* blackball * blacklist * embargo * withhold patronageidiot
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Alternative forms
* eejit * idjit, idget (eye dialect)Noun
(en noun)- usage note This may be used pejoratively, as an insult. It is a weak insult, however, and between close friends, family members, or lovers, is often completely nonaggressive.