cockblock

verb

cock·​block ˈkäk-ˌbläk 

variants or cock-block

cockblocked or cock-blocked; cockblocking or cock-blocking; cockblocks or cock-blocks

transitive verb

informal + often vulgar

: to interfere with the sexual advances of (someone, especially a man) towards another person

—sometimes used figuratively

It's been a tough couple of years for guys who work on Wall Street. Their bonuses were cock-blocked by the financial crisis …

—Jessica Pressler and Bess Levin

cockblocker noun

or cock-blocker

plural cockblockers or cock-blockers

informal + often vulgar

cockblocking noun

or cock-blocking

informal + often vulgar

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1972, in the meaning defined above