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In tetris, blocking out is when your blocks go so high you reach the top of the board, hiving you a game over
ex. 1: I keep blocking out before i can get over 10k points
ex. 2: i block out way too often
Block Out by A fucking loli September 5, 2022

Block Out the Noise 

The process of ignoring external distractions that may dissuade you from accomplishing a goal. To block out means to not engage in differing opinions of the world, yourself, or others. To simply focus on one thing only; Winning.
I'm going to Block Out the Noise and get my business off the ground.

HSBO (High School Block Out) 

High School Block Out: When one with purpose hits the mental control/alt/delete to block out not so great memories or simply to remove clutter from the brain to store more useful information.

Another sentence scenario a former certain someone (name not to be mentioned) tries to friend you on FB and you receive this message "so and so wants to be your friend on FB" Reply "I'm sorry who are you again, I HSBO'd a shit load of ppl from HS and I can't seem to recall you, so you must have been deleted from my hard drive as being either A) unimportant or B) clutter; now which category do you fall under because now I'm going to have to dig up my yearbook".
In a sentence "Hey, do your remember me I was in Speech with you"? Me, "Umm, no I not only HSBO (High School Block Out) you, but I HSBO'd Speech Class altogether, now piss off".

Another scenario a former classmate tries to friend you on FB and you receive this message "so and so wants to be your friend on FB" Reply "I'm sorry who are you again, I HSBO'd a lot of ppl from HS and I can't seem to recall you, so you must have been deleted from my hard drive as being either A) unimportant or B) clutter; now which category do you fall under because now I'm going to have to dig up my yearbook".

shout my block out 

Tell my business; repeat something that told you in confidence. Airing out dirty laundry.
Way to shout my block out, Jenn! You shouldn’t have repeated that!

You didn’t need to shout my block out like that, Scott! Not everyone need to know my business!
shout my block out by SlinkyCatJenn February 21, 2023

shout my block out 

Tell my business; gossip; talk shit;
Way to shout my block out, Jenn! You didn’t need to repeat that!

Thanks Scott! Now everyone knows my business! You didn’t need to shout my block out like that.
shout my block out by SlinkyCatJenn February 21, 2023

Try taking a Jenga block out

Used to challenge someone who is calling your stability into question.

Metaphor’s imagery context: The popular wood block game is readily associated with the concept of stability, as a tower will fall if the wrong block is removed. A suitable retort if a douche-twat questions your sanity or suggests you to be of unstable mental persuasion (often after seeking provocation and getting none from you”

Wit and humour are the king and queen of verbal confrontation, being key players on the chessboard, dancing between confrontation and diversion, gambits and can throw an aggressor off their advance with deft surprise.
Trenchcoat Triad: “Are you mentally well/crazy/unstable/right in the head?”

Mr Parsons: “Try taking a Jenga block out!”

Trenchcoat Triad: *looks for the right Jenga block but can’t find one*
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