One of the frontrunners for Best Picture in Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony is Kathryn Bigelow's tense depiction of a U.S. bomb squad unit in Iraq, The Hurt Locker. The movie's official website says of the title, "In Iraq, it is soldier vernacular to speak of explosions as sending you to 'the hurt locker."
In fact, like so much American military slang, hurt locker (along with related hurt expressions) dates back to the Vietnam War.
By Ben Zimmer
In fact, like so much American military slang, hurt locker (along with related hurt expressions) dates back to the Vietnam War.
By Ben Zimmer
by maestross March 8, 2010

Rich-"Hey Dave we got a new pet hamster."
Dave-"Ohh yeah were is it at."
Rich-"I put it in my chocolate locker for safe keeping."
Dave-"Ewwwwwwwww!"
Dave-"Ohh yeah were is it at."
Rich-"I put it in my chocolate locker for safe keeping."
Dave-"Ewwwwwwwww!"
by JFG3 September 10, 2010

The act of having arrange and position many items in a locker or other small spaces in order to get the door of said small space to close. Usually the result of disorganization
Teacher: Jimmy why are you late?
Jimmy: I'm sorry, I had to spend 20 minutes playing locker tetris
Teacher: Ah, I see. Well, go to your seat then
Jimmy: I'm sorry, I had to spend 20 minutes playing locker tetris
Teacher: Ah, I see. Well, go to your seat then
by TetrisFreak May 4, 2011

Gentleman #1: "Margie was a true sweetheart last night."
Gentleman #2: "You don't say?"
Gentleman #1: "Mmmyes she let me store my tackle in her fun locker last night!"
Gentleman #2: "Oh you ARE a scamp!"
Gentleman #2: "You don't say?"
Gentleman #1: "Mmmyes she let me store my tackle in her fun locker last night!"
Gentleman #2: "Oh you ARE a scamp!"
by Chet Biggenston August 4, 2015

"I wish that bag at the register would shut her cock locker and write the fucking check already."
"She's fucking nasty! - But, Dude! - You could pack a change of clothes in that skank's cock locker."
"She's fucking nasty! - But, Dude! - You could pack a change of clothes in that skank's cock locker."
by Abdev Eurek August 21, 2013

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