cockblock

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
25
Words With Friends
30
Letters
9

Definition of cockblock

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (idiomatic, slang, transitive, vulgar)To make or attempt to make another's intended goal of romantic relationship or sexual intercourse impossible.
    “[T]o COCK BLOCK: to interfere with a male's attempt to 'win over' a female, even if the other male is not interested in the female himself.”
    “Excitement surged through him and his groin tingled tight. He heard himself growling low in his throat. At his stop he considered staying on. Maybe she would get off without the dude. Cockblocking chump motherfucker.”
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verb

  1. (idiomatic, slang, transitive, vulgar)To make or attempt to make another's intended goal of romantic relationship or sexual intercourse impossible.
    “[T]o COCK BLOCK: to interfere with a male's attempt to 'win over' a female, even if the other male is not interested in the female himself.”
    “Excitement surged through him and his groin tingled tight. He heard himself growling low in his throat. At his stop he considered staying on. Maybe she would get off without the dude. Cockblocking chump motherfucker.”
  2. (broadly, idiomatic, transitive)To prevent someone from achieving a goal, aggressively getting in the way (e.g., an intentionally difficult level of a video game).

noun

  1. (slang, vulgar)The act of cockblocking.
  2. (slang, vulgar)A person who cockblocks.

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Etymology

Rhyming compound of cock + block; likely a back-formation from cockblocker. First use appears c. 1972. See cite below.

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