blackjacking

verb

Definition of blackjackingnext
present participle of blackjack
1
as in forcing
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure you cannot blackjack me into going along with this

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2
as in intimidating
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats an extortionist trying to blackjack a shopkeeper into paying protection money

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“Blackjacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackjacking. Accessed 1 Feb. 2023.

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