# blackball

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈblækbɔːl/

## Definitions
1. A rejection; a vote against admitting someone.
2. A black ball used to indicate such a negative vote.
3. A kind of large black sweet, a black-colored gobstopper.
4. A substance for blacking shoes, boots, etc. or for taking impressions of engraved work.
5. A game, a standardized version of the English version of eight-ball.

## Etymology
From black + ball.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/blackball