Laser Lock

A Laserdisc (laser Video Disc, Laser Vision Video Disc, Discovision, etc.)manufacturing error in which a foreign object, like dust or dirt, makes its way onto the aluminum core of the disc before the protective layer is put on, rendering certain parts of the disc unplayable. Essentially, the laser does not know where to go when the object blocks the groove. The playback on a disc infected with laser lock depends on being either a Standard Play or Extended Play disc. Laser Lock can usually be skipped over on a Standard play disc, but an Extended Play disc is not as easy to skip and you might not be able to play a lot of what's not infected. On a Standard Play disc, the footage will reverse or skip to another area on the disc. The screen of an extended play disc will turn the same grey that is shown when skipping, but it will stay that way until the laser can find its way back to a clear groove. This is most common with the earliest Discs from the MCA Discovision discs made in the late 70's.

Me: "Hey! The screen just turned gray, Harold did you press skip again?"
Harold: "No, I don't even have the remote"
Me: "*sigh*, its probably just laser lock, see if you can get to the next chapter"

by cheese tips March 22, 2017

pew locked

When you are trying to get out of church, and there are people at both ends of the pew that are not leaving, forcing you to stay. These people usually wait until the last note of the song is sung, or until everyone else in the aisle has passed before they leave.

If you get pew locked and you're in a hurry, you usually run into aisle salmon as well, delaying you further.

I was trying to get out of church quickly this morning to make it home before kickoff, but I was pew locked, so I ended up missing it.

by AugDog May 12, 2009

Lock picking

The act of using a lock pick typically made out of a windshield wiper to open a door, often illegally such as in a break in

Lock picking is the preferred method of entry by criminals and is like a key to the city.

by Thefanman May 23, 2016

nigger lock

Also known as a dead bolt chain. Nigger locks are only found in seedy neighborhoods and run-down motels, where more expensive locks cannot be afforded.

Nigger lock can also be used as a verb, as in to "nigger lock a door."

Haha, this place is so cheap all they could afford was a bunch of nigger locks.

We've gotta nigger lock that door before the manager calls the cops on us.

by John Harvey April 28, 2008

locked in the closet

The inability to come out gay because of the possibility of brutal retaliation from others. This could include being targeted by anti-gay groups, being avoided by your friends, etc.

Daniel wanted to come out, but because he lived near the Westboro Baptist Church, he was basically locked in the closet.

by MexiGin May 14, 2012

CRAPS LOCK

When you accidentally send an IM in all caps while because you didn't realise the caps lock was on before hitting enter

person a) HEY, YOU WANNA SEE A FILM OR SOMETHING?
person 2) err yeah OK, no need to shout though
person a) sorry craps lock

by Pipboy_3000 April 19, 2011

Lock-in-the-sock

Lock-in-the-sock is what happens to ex mafia now snitches not sayin names but you whitey bulger

"Bro u hear what happened to whitey bulger?" Yea man he snitched and got the old lock-in-the-sock it's crazy these days

by EUGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! November 1, 2018