Blackball

Blackball

Type: verb

Pronunciation: /blak-bawl/

Also spelled or known as: Exclude

Plural: Blackballs, Blackballed, Blackballing

Related: Blackballed

What does Blackball mean? To block someone from opportunities or industry access.

In music, Blackball can describe an artist being unofficially excluded by labels, media, radio, playlists, or executives.

Blackball synonyms: Exclude, Block, Freeze Out

Example sentence: “The artist claimed the industry tried to blackball him.”

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