When an electronic device is used as a shield from flirting. For example, when an opportunity occurs (eye contact, adjacent sitting), the potential person shifts attention to their gizmo (fiddling on an iPod, texting on cellphone, opening a netbook).
Paul: "Tom, why don't you say something to that cute redhead?"
Tom: "She already techblocked me when I looked over at her & smiled, then she whipped out her smartphone"
Tom: "She already techblocked me when I looked over at her & smiled, then she whipped out her smartphone"
by infuzion July 20, 2010
Get the techblock mug.Teleblock is derived from the game RuneScape. You need to be on Modern Magics to cast Teleblock and you need 85 Magic to cast it. It takes 1 Death rune, 1 Law rune and 1 Chaos rune to cast. The spell stops the opponent from teleporting away from a fight in the Wilderness. Can be shortened to TB.
by W3bst3r December 24, 2008
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Tacoblock describes two situations for women.
Situation 1: When a girl is 'cock blocked' by her friend when that girl totally had dibs on the guy at the beginning of the night.
Situation 2: When a girl wants to nail a guy and she can't because the guy doesn't want to nail her. (similar to bluewalls)
Situation 1: When a girl is 'cock blocked' by her friend when that girl totally had dibs on the guy at the beginning of the night.
Situation 2: When a girl wants to nail a guy and she can't because the guy doesn't want to nail her. (similar to bluewalls)
Sarah has a crush on a guy at a bar and she tells her friend Lisa that she wants to jump his bones. Sarah and Lisa walk over to the guy and strike up a conversation. During the conversation with the guy at the bar, Lisa decides she wants to jump his bones too. Lisa ends up stealing the attention of the guy from Sarah. Sarah gets pissed off and leaves because she has been Tacoblocked.
by Jimothy Awesome December 3, 2007
Get the tacoblock mug.person1: yo did you holla at that shawty last night at than joint
person2: oh you mean the bitch that was on the side on her phone the whole time when errbadi else was gettin' they dance on and gettin' they drink on
Person1: oh word? what a fukin' tech-block
person2: oh you mean the bitch that was on the side on her phone the whole time when errbadi else was gettin' they dance on and gettin' they drink on
Person1: oh word? what a fukin' tech-block
by swype May 26, 2011
Get the tech-block mug.The implementation of technology to prevent your phone or other digital device from performing a function.
Don't try to use your phone here.
"Why?"
It won't work. They tech-block here. They can track what you do on it.
"Might as well turn it off."
Yup.
"Why?"
It won't work. They tech-block here. They can track what you do on it.
"Might as well turn it off."
Yup.
by Cyborg Johnny July 18, 2020
Get the tech-block mug.by tech blogger November 11, 2008
Get the Techblology mug.Adj. -- 1) prevented from accomplishing some task as a result of a technological failure or glitch; 2) a disabling sense of anxiety or insecurity produced by technological change.
"I tried to print out my paper, but I was techblocked by the f'ing printer."
"My father wants to set up his router, but he's feeling completely techblocked."
"My father wants to set up his router, but he's feeling completely techblocked."
by Frederick Lane May 15, 2014
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