misteloct@lemmy.world to History@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoAfter Irish landlord Charles "Boycott" attempted to evict 11 tenants, the local community decided to shun him. Workers, traders, and mailmen successfully ostrostracized and ousted him.en.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up10
arrow-up10external-linkAfter Irish landlord Charles "Boycott" attempted to evict 11 tenants, the local community decided to shun him. Workers, traders, and mailmen successfully ostrostracized and ousted him.en.m.wikipedia.orgmisteloct@lemmy.world to History@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·14 days agoIt’s almost like it’s an aptronym!
It’s almost like it’s an aptronym!