buycott means the opposite of a boycott: deliberately purchasing a company's or a country's products in support of their policies, or to counter a boycott. It carries an Arena rating of 1556, earned across 5 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, buycott ranks #1,367 of 17,163 for Funniest Words, #3,847 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #7,474 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #7,753 of 17,126 for Most Elegant Words.
buycott is pronounced /ˈbaɪkɒt/.
Why “buycott” is a great word
The deliberate purchase of a company's or country's products to express support for its policies or to counter a boycott. A lexical blend of buy (to purchase) and boycott (to withdraw from commercial or social relations as a protest), the word emerged in the late twentieth century. Unlike a "boycott," which withholds to punish through absence, or "patronage," which implies routine and apolitical loyalty, a buycott is a pointed, performative act of market affirmation. It is the collective rally to purchase a controversial book, the deliberate selection of coffee from fairly-paid farmers, the choosing of an airline to support a nation's stance—each transaction a testimony that spending can be speech, a currency of hope cast into the tide of dissent.
Etymology
Blend of buy + boycott.
noun
- The opposite of a boycott: deliberately purchasing a company's or a country's products in support of their policies, or to counter a boycott.e.g.“And, in addition to the boycott, double your power via the "buycott" by giving your cash to firms and services that are notably behaving themselves.” — 2005 October 4, Leo Hickman, “Should I ... support a consumer boycott?”, in The Guardian:
verb
- To support (a company, country, etc.) by buying its products.e.g.“Proponents of buycotting see these premiums as pure political expression: citizens’ parting with money to refine the world.” — 2009 October 11, Anand Giridharadas, “Boycotts Minus the Pain”, in New York Times:
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