cockblock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make or attempt to make another's intended goal of romantic relationship or sexual intercourse impossible.
  2. To prevent someone from achieving a goal, aggressively getting in the way (e.g., an intentionally difficult level of a video game).
noun
  1. The act of cockblocking.
  2. A person who cockblocks.

Pronunciation

En-au-cockblock.ogg

Word forms

cockblock cockblocks cockblocking cockblocked cock block

Etymology

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

Derived words

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