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cockblocker

cockblocker noun: one who cockblocks; one who impedes the sexual advances of another, usually a man.

Noun

cockblocker (plural cockblockers)

  1. (slang, vulgar) One who cockblocks; one who impedes the sexual advances of another, usually a man.
    • If you spread the story you're Leslie's old man, and somebody finds out you're not climbing in her back pocket, you'll find out that ten times worse than being the greasiest stoolie in the world is being a jailhouse cock-blocker.1971, Frank Hilaire, Thanatos, page 142
    • "What do you think of Nova?" "Well ... I guess you could say he's a cockblocker." "Shep, we don't use words like cockblocker." "Fine, then he's a ... chiseler."2005, Erik Barmack, The Virgin: A Novel, page 71

Examples of cockblocker in a sentence

  • He signaled for me to come over, but I was no cockblocker or third party, so I didn't move.2006, Ajai, Indiscretions of the Heart, page 4:
  • Why are those on the cockblocker bandwagon so desperate to keep these two chaps from getting it on with one another either atop the Edwardian rug or in the Technicolor-ish hay?2007, Joseph Lanza, Phallic Frenzy: Ken Russell and His Films, page 80:
  • Tell you what, I'll take one for the team and charm the cockblocker, and you can have your pick.2008, Jonathan Segura, Occupational Hazards, page 92:
  • Let me tell you something, there ain't no cockblocker like a British cockblocker.2009, Inman Majors, The Millionaires: a Novel of the New South, page 328:

Forms of cockblocker

pluralcockblockers
alternative formcock blocker

Origin of cockblocker

From cock + blocker. First use appears c. 1971. See cite below.

Questions about cockblocker

What does cockblocker mean?
Cockblocker means one who cockblocks; one who impedes the sexual advances of another, usually a man.
How do you use cockblocker in a sentence?
He signaled for me to come over, but I was no cockblocker or third party, so I didn't move.
What part of speech is cockblocker?
Cockblocker is a noun.
What is the plural of cockblocker?
The plural of cockblocker is cockblockers.

Words near cockblocker in the dictionary

  1. cockbirds
  2. cockbiting
  3. cockblock
  4. cockblocked
  5. cockblockee
  6. cockblocker
  7. cockblockers
  8. cockblocking
  9. cockblocks
  10. cockboat
  11. cockboats

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