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blackballblackball /ˈblækbɔl/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYblackballOrigin: 1800-1900 Because a black ball was used for voting against someone VERB TABLEblackball |
Present | I, you, we, they | blackball | | he, she, it | blackballs | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | blackballed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have blackballed | | he, she, it | has blackballed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had blackballed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will blackball | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have blackballed |
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Present | I | am blackballing | | he, she, it | is blackballing | | you, we, they | are blackballing | Past | I, he, she, it | was blackballing | | you, we, they | were blackballing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been blackballing | | he, she, it | has been blackballing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been blackballing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be blackballing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been blackballing |
to force someone out of a particular club, organization, etc., especially by voting against him or her SYN reject |