Verb (used with object) : The whole town blackballed them. From Dictionary.com.
The lucrative 1946 tour was especially welcomed by the chronically underpaid "blackball" players. From Wordnik.com. [Barnstorming in Black and White] Reference
Did the Bears "blackball" Cedric Benson before signing with the Bengals?. From Wordnik.com. [Cincy Jungle] Reference
His fear is that now the Stelmach dictatorship will "blackball" his riding. From Wordnik.com. [Edmonton Sun] Reference
But in fact, what he really should be concerned about is not "blackball," but rather "blackmail.". From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
I hope you're not trying to blackball me, he says. From Wordnik.com. [Desilu, Three Cameras] Reference
So Brown has the ability to blackball his old rival. From Wordnik.com. [Brown is all that stands between Blair and the EU presidency] Reference
We will send our people to harass you, blackball you. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ‘Holder-in-Chief’ Coburn issues far-fetched threat against Democrats who switch votes in favor of health reform.] Reference
They should blackball him out of showbusiness for that. From Wordnik.com. [Joe Jackson Banned From Oktoberfest] Reference
They should blackball anyone to the right of Noam Chomsky. From Wordnik.com. [White House Shopping for Gonzales Replacement;] Reference
They must find a way to blackball him - or it\'s all over. '. From Wordnik.com. [WHY TAX MOLESTERS FEAR RON PAUL] Reference
Hand them around; blackball them; sound the alarm of mad dog. From Wordnik.com. [Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading A compendium of valuable information and wise suggestions that will inspire noble effort at the hands of every race-loving man, woman, and child.] Reference
Beaten by a blackball called Carlton -- I'd hate to see him now. From Wordnik.com. [Letters of a Dakota Divorcee] Reference
Such a one we utterly reject, and blackball without a hearing. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863] Reference
Bag of Nails, and blackball everybody who does not pay me honour. From Wordnik.com. [The Newcomes] Reference
Mary has a prenup, and if I divorce her, Leland will blackball me. From Wordnik.com. [A Bad Day’s Work] Reference
Snooks does not any more think it gentlemanlike to blackball attorneys. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Snobs] Reference
In a matter as fundamental as this, one blackball is enough, and I cast it. From Wordnik.com. [Banquets of the Black Widowers]
He was an apolitical employee and should not be on anyone's blackball list. From Wordnik.com. [Fix the damn website, willya!] Reference
For the myth that Hollywood is full of liberals who blackball all conservatives. From Wordnik.com. ["Ron Silver died peacefully in his sleep with his family around him this morning."] Reference
For the myth that Hollywood is full of liberals who blackball all conservatives. From Wordnik.com. ["Ron Silver died peacefully in his sleep with his family around him this morning."] Reference
"For the myth that Hollywood is full of liberals who blackball all conservatives,..". From Wordnik.com. ["Ron Silver died peacefully in his sleep with his family around him this morning."] Reference
Apparently being purchased and brought into my house is like an electronics blackball. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-08-01] Reference
He was bucking the tightest blackball since the days of the McCarthy commie witch-hunt. From Wordnik.com. [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]
If the Dems were smart they would blackball him and not let him caucus with them at all. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Lieberman: ‘This Was Not a Major Realignment Election’] Reference
I doubt that it was brazen enough to specifically include an undertaking to blackball Rev. From Wordnik.com. [Libel chill as a tool of human rights commissions - Ezra Levant] Reference
I think the blue ship is a form of a blackball, and it has real overtones of discrimination. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 24, 2001] Reference
Somebody wonders, if he were proposed for White's Club, whether members would blackball him: and. From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
Yes, there are artists who are fearful, selfish and petty, who would blackball a fellow employee. From Wordnik.com. [Aniranter] Reference
The republicans would still blackball, lowball and say noball to anything the democrats try to do. From Wordnik.com. [McConnell explains Wall Street meeting with Cornyn] Reference
And while you may want to blackball the odd fellow member, it would be the height of bad form to do so. From Wordnik.com. [The Best Views from the Boundary – Test Match Special's Greatest Interviews] Reference
You may be sure some of the proud people and most of the parvenus of the Club were ready to blackball him. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Snobs] Reference
"Ain't it lovely, Amarilly?" asked the mother, apprehensive lest the little leader might blackball the project. From Wordnik.com. [Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley] Reference
In the same spirit he declared to Mr. Thrale that if Garrick should apply for admission he would blackball him. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Oliver Goldsmith] Reference
He has also asked the Commonwealth summit at Kampala to “hold on” for a few days and not blackball Pakistan. From Wordnik.com. [Rulers Must Fulfill Their Responsibilty Or Leave The Chair] Reference
“Who, sir?” exclaimed Thrale, with surprise; “Mr. Garrick — your friend, your companion — blackball him!”. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Oliver Goldsmith] Reference
A number of people whose counsel I value urged me not to write this post, lest NPR blackball me from future coverage. From Wordnik.com. [Barry Eisler: The Ministry of Truth] Reference
The Israel Lobby's opposition to Hannah Rosenthal shows that no moral person can survive the Israel Lobby's blackball. From Wordnik.com. [For Palestinians, Every Day Is Kristallnacht] Reference
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