# Cockblocking - What's the Opposite? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 18, 2005, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695 "2005-10-18T01:57:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695/21 "2005-10-18T13:40:05Z")
I think _bushwhacking_ has promise. “No, I didn’t get a chance to talk to that guy; I was bushwhacked.” ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695/22 "2005-10-18T14:03:46Z")
> [@SHAKES](#): > > Nah, I say the op was right in the first place. > > It doesn’t matter if your male or female; NO COCK IS BEING HAD TONIGHT! Thus, the cock was blocked. Agreed. I’d say the term is gender-neutral. I’ve used it that way in the past. I could have sworn I’ve heard people refer to female genitalia as cock, too. ---
**Author:** ![Debaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695/23 "2005-10-18T14:10:48Z")
The opposite of cock blocking is “taking one for the team”. This is where the more positive aspects of a male’s human nature comes on display. In order to assist a friend who is hitting on a female, a male will distract her friends and generally assist with the effort. You see, a lady might be inclined to hook up but will be stopped by her protetive friends, some of which are slightly less than attractive and may even be of an unhealthy weight. By stepping in and charming them, the friend is taking one for the team. His distraction allows the buddy to be unimpeded as he works on the original target. This concept is also known as “wingman”. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695/24 "2005-10-18T17:20:18Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > Bait and snatch? > Clit and run? > Gash interference? (OK that one’s gross) > Unnecessary muffness? BAND NAMES (especially 2 and 4)! ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695/25 "2005-10-18T17:27:53Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > Unnecessary muffness? This one more so than others reminds me of the Miller Lite Beer Refs. Shudder. -foxy ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695/26 "2005-10-18T17:28:14Z")
Wouldn’t it be a muff **re** buff? ---
**Author:** ![nevermore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a587f6/32.png) [@nevermore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevermore)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695/27 "2005-10-19T01:03:09Z")
I’ve used cockblocker both ways… it’s just someone who gets between the cock and its potential destination. no sending or receiving-- whether it’s the girl trying or the guy, the cock has been blocked. hehe, I like the way **SHAKES** put it: “NO COCK IS BEING HAD TONIGHT!” hehehe. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695/28 "2005-10-19T01:13:05Z")
I guess I’ve always interpreted “cock-blocking” a little differently. My suggestion would be “hen-hindering.” ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695/29 "2005-10-19T01:14:59Z")
> [@Debaser](#): > > The opposite of cock blocking is “taking one for the team”. This is where the more positive aspects of a male’s human nature comes on display. In order to assist a friend who is hitting on a female, a male will distract her friends and generally assist with the effort. You see, a lady might be inclined to hook up but will be stopped by her protetive friends, some of which are slightly less than attractive and may even be of an unhealthy weight. By stepping in and charming them, the friend is taking one for the team. His distraction allows the buddy to be unimpeded as he works on the original target. This concept is also known as “wingman”. oo, you’ve missed an important distinction. The wingman is always responsible for chatting up the ugly friend, and for generally supporting his pal in his attempt to get laid. On occassion, the friend is so enamored of the wingman, that she wants to go home with him. The wingman attempts to avoid this, but sometimes his friend can only score if the woman’s friend does, too. Then the wingman “takes one for the team,” and goes home with a woman he is less than perfectly attracted to. Or so I’ve been told. ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695/30 "2005-10-19T01:36:09Z")
> [@nevermore](#): > > …I like the way **SHAKES** put it: “NO COCK IS BEING HAD TONIGHT!” hehehe. \ No COCK for YOU! \ 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Debaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2005, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695/31 "2005-10-20T14:11:37Z")
> [@saoirse](#): > > oo, you’ve missed an important distinction. The wingman is always responsible for chatting up the ugly friend, and for generally supporting his pal in his attempt to get laid. > > On occassion, the friend is so enamored of the wingman, that she wants to go home with him. The wingman attempts to avoid this, but sometimes his friend can only score if the woman’s friend does, too. Then the wingman “takes one for the team,” and goes home with a woman he is less than perfectly attracted to. This is absolutely correct. I was just being careful with my wording because the women we are discussing are one of the deadly categories of the SDMB. Mention them at your peril. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2005, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695/32 "2005-10-20T14:53:13Z")
Let’s see, if a guy who has the potential to get sex from a girl has his attention seized by another girl, it can only mean one thing: That she has a certain body part that he finds more attractive. So here’s what I’ve come up with so far: Tit-notized. - “That girl with the double d’s titnotized him.” Ass interference - “He was all mine until Jessica committed ass interference.” ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2005, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695/33 "2005-10-20T15:13:28Z")
All I can think of are male versions, like knobstructed, or impudiment… Er, snatch catch? ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2005, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695/34 "2005-10-20T18:07:45Z")
> [@saoirse](#): > > oo, you’ve missed an important distinction. The wingman is always responsible for chatting up the ugly friend, and for generally supporting his pal in his attempt to get laid. No, a “wingman” is simply any buddy who assists you in picking up women. He might help you pick up a single woman (like Goose and Maverick in Top Gun) or the two of you might work off of each other to pick up two women. Or he could just hang back so you don’t look like a lone loser in a bar while you decide which women to talk to. What you have described is what I have always heard refered to as a “grenade man”. Basically, one member of your crew is designated or becomes the de facto grenade man. His job is to hit on or otherwise distract the fat, ugly, married, bored, annoying or otherwise unpleasent women in the group so that they don’t come in and cock-block your friend with "don’t talk to THAT guy (“that” being “any”) or “I’m bored, lets get out of here.” Think of a soldier jumping on a live grenade and sacrificing himself for the rest of the squad. Fortunately (or unfortunately) sometimes the grenade man still gets laid anyway. So in the truest sense, the grenade man is the counter to the female cockblock. The wingman would be the opposite of the male cockblock in that he is assisting your game instead of hampering. Some other definitions: Swordfighting - Two or more guys trying to outdo each other to get the same girl. Usually results in everyone goes home single Sausagefest - A party with an overwhelming ration of men to women. Not only do the few women there have their pick of guys, they tend to be on the defensive because of all the dudes hitting on them. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2005, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695/35 "2005-10-20T19:09:41Z")
Pussy willowed. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695/36 "2005-10-20T19:27:38Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > actually, if that’s the definition, the female equivalent would be “arrogant bitch” 😃 From the mans perspective it’s called “being awesome”. ---
**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695/37 "2005-10-21T00:14:09Z")
A few years ago I actually put some serious thought in this, using a rhyming dictionary and everything. The best rhyme I could come up with ended up being pretty profane: **Cunt Shunt**. I didn’t even know what shunt meant until I looked it up, and it fits pretty perfectly. I have a feeling it’ll be hard to get it to catch on. ---
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695/38 "2005-10-21T19:07:23Z")
Thanks for the ideas! And thanks for the wingman clarification that went on, even though that’s not what this was about, heh. > [@Jackknifed Juggernaut](#): > > Let’s see, if a guy who has the potential to get sex from a girl has his attention seized by another girl, it can only mean one thing: That she has a certain body part that he finds more attractive I get what you’re saying, but FWIW that’s not what this case was about. I like _Bushwhacked_ and _Unnecessary Muffness._ Or I could just go with \*\*SHAKES \*\*and say that it’s still cockblock because either way the cock was blocked. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_Woodruff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sarah\_Woodruff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarah_Woodruff)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2005, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695/39 "2005-10-22T06:32:07Z")
> [@Trunk](#): > > Pussy willowed. This one’s got my vote. ---
**Author:** ![easy\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb8c5e/32.png) [@easy\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/easy_e)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2005, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695/40 "2005-10-22T19:44:08Z")
I don’t like calling it cockblocking, because there is a chance someone is going to get some–namely, the other woman doing the blocking (and the man, of course). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695.md?page=3)