locked\ Up,\ locks

locked\ Up,\ locks
A variant of messed up or screwed up
Computer geek slang to describe a situation similar to a computer's locking up.

A. Hey, did you just see that guy wearing the Carmine Miranda hat?!? B. ...Yaaa, that's locked up!

You're really going to paint your house salmon pink? That just locks, utterly.


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  • locked\ Up,\ locks — A variant of messed up or screwed up Computer geek slang to describe a situation similar to a computer s locking up. A. Hey, did you just see that guy wearing the Carmine Miranda hat?!? B. ...Yaaa, that s locked up! You re really going to paint… …   Dictionary of american slang

  • Locked — Lock Lock, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Locked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Locking}.] 1. To fasten with a lock, or as with a lock; to make fast; to prevent free movement of; as, to lock a door, a carriage wheel, a river, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. To prevent ingress… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Locked nucleic acid — A locked nucleic acid (LNA), often referred to as inaccessible RNA, is a modified RNA nucleotide. The ribose moiety of an LNA nucleotide is modified with an extra bridge connecting the 2 and 4 carbons. The bridge locks the ribose in the 3 endo… …   Wikipedia

  • Locked-In Retirement Account - LIRA — A type of registered retirement savings alternative that locks in the pension funds in investments. While the funds are locked in, they are unavailable for cash out. Pension funds that are transferred to a LIRA are used to purchase a life annuity …   Investment dictionary

  • locked — Ⅰ. lock [1] ► NOUN 1) a mechanism for keeping a door or container fastened, typically operated by a key. 2) a similar device used to prevent the operation of a vehicle or other machine. 3) a short section of a canal or river with gates and… …   English terms dictionary

  • Locks — This interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has three distinct possible sources. Firstly, it may be a metonymic occupational name for a locksmith, from the Olde English pre 7th Century loc , lock, fastening. The name may also be… …   Surnames reference

  • locked — adj. secured with a lock, bolted lÉ‘k /lÉ’k n. fastening mechanism which is opened with a key or other device; section of a waterway which is closed off by gates at either end; device in a firearm which explodes the charge; wrestling hold; secure …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Willamette Falls Locks — The Willamette Falls Locks is a lock system on the Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Opened in 1873, it allows boat traffic on the Willamette to navigate beyond Willamette Falls. The four inter connected locks are located 25 miles… …   Wikipedia

  • double-locked — doubˈle lockedˈ adjective 1. Locked with two locks or bolts 2. Locked by two turns of the key, as in some locks and many novels • • • Main Entry: ↑double …   Useful english dictionary

  • List of locks and dams of the Ohio River — This is a list of locks and dams of the Ohio River, which begins at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers at the Point in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and ends at the confluence of the Ohio River and the Mississippi River near Cairo …   Wikipedia

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