when one tells their friend a secret, and said secret teller wants to keep it between those two. Secret teller tells secret reciever to "lock it up"
by Chris Alfrey December 6, 2006

When something is moving so slowly, it resembles the traffic congestion of Dallas during rush hour. South/East Texan phrase.
"Computer froze again, damn thing's locked up bigger than Dallas"
Typically run together as "locked up bigger'n Dallas".
Typically run together as "locked up bigger'n Dallas".
by outsnyder November 7, 2011

As I stood in the rotunda, surrounded by an expanding ocean of angry Americans, I felt the words, “Lock him up!” come rolling out of my throat.
by Dr Bunnygirl May 21, 2019

Paul: Gary got with that whale the other day
Fred: Did you Gary?
Gary: Yeah, guilty as charged, lock me up. *Puts hands in a handcuff like position*
Fred: Did you Gary?
Gary: Yeah, guilty as charged, lock me up. *Puts hands in a handcuff like position*
by Harcus Modgkinson November 13, 2013

by Pinky C 918 August 20, 2007

A demand habitually chanted by the angry masses calling for the authorities to arrest somebody, usually without suitable evidence of the somebody's guilt.
by MalumLibrum958 February 25, 2021

by buba1234 March 7, 2012
