boycottworthy

English

Etymology

From boycott +‎ -worthy.

Adjective

boycottworthy (comparative more boycottworthy, superlative most boycottworthy)

  1. Deserving of a boycott.
    Synonym: boycottable
    • 2003 August 16, vjmorton, “Not-so-brave heart”, in Rightwing Film Geek‎[1]:
      If one of the most famous stars in the world gets this much grief trying to self-finance and self-distribute a Christ movie without the approval of Jewish pressure groups, what’s a mere studio owned by a conglomerate with 30 other boycottworthy irons in the fire to do?
    • 2015 June 6, Catherine Bennett, “Oh, why don’t we boycott boycotts? They are pointless”, in The Guardian‎[2]:
      Not that violence against humans is essential for a region to become boycottworthy. On the ethical consumer website’s list of “progressive boycotts”, campaigners also argue for boycotts on Alaska (wolf-killing) and Canada (for seal-killing, seafood), on Japan (whales) and Mauritius for exporting live primates.
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