blockbusting
/ˈblɑkˌbʌstɪŋ/
adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of a blockbuster; extremely successful or popular.
- The game had a blockbusting launch, selling out in hours.
- The studio released a blockbusting summer movie that broke records.
- Her blockbusting novel was adapted into a hit TV series.
noun
- The practice of encouraging homeowners to sell their property cheaply by suggesting that people of a different race or class are moving into the neighborhood, in order to buy and resell at a profit.
- Community leaders worked to stop blockbusting in their neighborhood.
- The Fair Housing Act of 1968 made blockbusting illegal.
- Blockbusting was a discriminatory tactic used by some real estate agents.