Blacklist Definition

blacklist
noun
  1. a list of people who are out of favor
verb
  1. put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted; "many books were blacklisted by the Nazis"

"Blacklist" in song lyrics

See how blacklist is used in real songs:

  • "Big click with breakfast and blacklist"
    Domingo f/ Eminem — Hustlers and Hardcore
  • "Preacher practise, our blacklist"
    Marley Marl f/ Public Enemy, Tragedy — America Eats the Young
  • "Far as I know we've been blacklist"
    Prefuse 73 f/ Aesop Rock, MF Doom — Blacklist

Usage tips for "blacklist"

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