blackball vs buy

blackball

verb
  • To ostracize. 

  • To vote against, especially in an exclusive organization. 

noun
  • A black ball used to indicate such a negative vote. 

  • A rejection; a vote against admitting someone. 

  • A kind of large black sweet; a niggerball. 

  • A game, a standardized version of the English version of eight-ball. 

  • A substance for blacking shoes, boots, etc. or for taking impressions of engraved work. 

buy

verb
  • To make a bluff, usually a large one. 

  • To make a purchase or purchases, to treat (for a drink, meal or gift) 

  • To bribe. 

  • To be equivalent to in value. 

  • To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods. 

  • To obtain, especially by some sacrifice. 

  • to accept as true; to believe 

noun
  • Something which is bought; a purchase. 

How often have the words blackball and buy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )