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blackball

Syllabification: (black·ball)

Pronunciation: /ˈblakˌbôl/

Translate blackball | into Italian

Definition of blackball

verb

[with object]

reject (someone, usually a candidate applying to become a member of a private club), typically by means of a secret ballot:her husband was blackballed when he tried to join the country club