The word boycott entered the English language during the Irish Land War and is derived from the name of Captain Charles Boycott, the estate agent of an absentee landlord, Earl Erne in County Mayo, Ireland.
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The word "boycott" entered the English language in the late 19th century, stemming from the name of Charles Cunningham Boycott, an English land agent in Ireland. Boycott became infamous for refusing to reduce rent during a time of agrarian unrest, leading to a social movement instructing others to ostracize him. The term "boycott" now commonly refers to the act of collectively refusing to engage with a person, organization, or product as a form of protest or coercion.
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The word "Boycott" originates from the Irish Land-Wars when a man by the name of Charles Boycott was ostracize/Ignored by the greater community and his tenants.
What language does the word come from? It doesn't look like an English word....