When a person is incapable of removing themselves from the grid due to an attachment to their phone, computer, or job either by choice, addiction, or priorities.
A tactical ploy carried out in emergency situations when a team is narrowly losing. Occurs when Gridlock is summoned to the field to undertake a specialplay and win the match. Usually occurs with only seconds remaining.
Player: "Coach, there are only 5 seconds left and we are down by a goal."
Coach: "Get Gridlock out there, he will kick it from fifty."
1. A complete lack of movement or progress resulting in a backup or stagnation: “the political gridlock that prevented... the President and Congress from moving expeditiously to cut the budget” (Robert D. Hormats).
2. A malaprop coined by a particularly inbredcountry yokel whom is currently leading a startup software company.
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The feminized cock block (a.k.a. Blocking the Box). The origin of this term comes from city traffic signs ("Don't Block the Box") in order to alleviate rush hour traffic conditions where cars are stopped in the middle of an intersection. In these situations, blocking the box inevitably results in gridlock.