blacklisted

[blak-list]

black·list

[blak-list]
noun
1.
a list of persons under suspicion, disfavor, censure, etc.: His record as an anarchist put him on the government's blacklist.
2.
a list privately exchanged among employers, containing the names of persons to be barred from employment because of untrustworthiness or for holding opinions considered undesirable.
3.
a list drawn up by a labor union, containing the names of employers to be boycotted for unfair labor practices.
verb (used with object)
4.
to put (a person, group, company, etc.) on a blacklist.

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Blacklisted is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Compare whitelist.


Origin:
1610–20; black + list1


4. blackball, bar, debar, proscribe, ban, shun, ostracize.

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