Blackball
/ˈblækbɔːl/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:19 ptsWWF:25 pts9 letters
Definition of Blackball
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.
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