hard-block

English

Alternative forms

• hardblock, hard block

Verb

hard-block (third-person singular simple present hard-blocks, present participle hard-blocking, simple past and past participle hard-blocked)

1. (Internet, transitive) To permanently block (a user) on social media, as opposed to soft-blocking.

   Coordinate term: soft-block

   • 2022 October 27, Paloma Torres, quoting Potentially Petty/Hot Person, “Advice Column: Am I becoming hotter or just pettier? Paloma Torres answers the age-old question constantly on everyone's minds”, in The Eyeopener, volume 56, number 7, page 3:

     And just last week, I gave my partner the silent treatment for not answering me after five minutes. On social media, all I seem to do is hard-block people left and right, foregoing the soft-block altogether. If I’m not doing that, I leave rude comments with super sassy emojis or direct message my friends with passive-aggressive cat GIFs.

Noun

hard-block (plural hard-blocks)

1. (Internet) The act of doing this.

   Coordinate term: soft-block

   • 2021 October 12, Bharat Sharma, “Twitter Lets You 'Soft Block' Insufferable Followers: But Will It Limit Abuse?”, in Indiatimes‎^[1]:

     Essentially, the users in question would not be prohibited from accessing your profile and tweets like a hard block would trigger. Instead, they will still be able to see your tweets and also send you direct messages. Your presence will be taken off from their news feed.