Exploring etymologies: Boycott

Sep 13

How a not-so-Cunning man gave his name to a movement

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Shazad’s Substack

Sep 13Liked by Lucy

Wow! Boycot is also used in Urdu. A legacy of the British Raj.

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Sep 13Author

Oh really? What a strange word to linger on..

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Chris Briscoe's Memoirs, Books

Chris Briscoe's Memoirs, Books

Sep 16Liked by Lucy

So Charles Boycott was boycotted.

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Sep 16Author

Yes lol

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