We’ve all heard about cockblocking – an action that prevents some other person from making love either deliberately or otherwise – now get ready for ‘lockblocking’, the latest lockdown dating trend.

Ever endured to alter or cancel plans along with your date as you found down lockdown rules had been planning to alter?

Well, there’s an expressed term for that now.

Dating internet site OkCupid has created the expression ‘lockblocking’, which means ‘to have actually your date plans rescheduled or cancelled due to COVID-19 lockdown measures.’

Although the trend will (ideally) be short-lived, it is likely going to stay pretty pervasive so long as the pandemic goes on and/or the Government’s tiered lockdown system stays in position. […]