Softlock 

A softlock is a savestate in video games where you are placed in an inescapable situation, preventing progress forward in the game, and also preventing backtracking, leaving you stuck in a particular position with no hopes of escaping. This is usually the product of design flaws, overlooked mechanics or levels, or simply glitches embedded in a game.

The most common way to escape a softlock is to restart the game from the beginning.

Examples of a softlock may include but are not limited to: death on spawn, spawning inside a wall, a game autosaving right the instant before you die, etc.

Gamer1: "Dude, the yesterday I reached the hardest level in the game, but the game autosaved while I had 1 HP and a monster was shooting at me. Now everytime I load my save file I die right away!"

Gamer1: "Dude, the yesterday I reached the hardest level in the game, but the game autosaved while I had 1 HP and a monster was shooting at me. Now everytime I load my save file I die right away!"

Gamer 2: "Wow that sounds like you got softlocked bro. Better create a new save file and hope it doesn't happen again!"

Gamer 1: "Damn it! I had so much progress in that save file!"

Softlock by R4D1AT10N October 13, 2014

Anti-softlock 

An anti-softlock is a resource used to prevent or get out of an apparent softlock in a videogame (which has been put there by design). It provides the player with a way out of the designed softlock by providing an exit or a way to kill their character in order to return to a previous save state.

Unlike softlocks, anti-softlocks are placed by design and are not effective in true softlocks from by faulty design, death on spawn, spawning inside a wall, or a game autosaving right the instant before you die.

Gamer: "Oh, shit. Where's the anti-softlock? How do I kill myself?"

Anti-softlock by Abarbarea June 27, 2019

Anti-softlock 

In Mario Maker, an anti-softlock is a particularly potent, enraging mechanism to troll a player - by giving them a way to die, while making it as difficult as possible to obtain the sweet release of death.

Typically, anti-softlocks will only be utilized after a player has obtained a checkpoint, meaning that if the player were to restart the level, they would have to play through the entire level again. Thus, the player feels compelled to complete the anti-softlock, diminishing their sanity in the process.

"Holy shit, what is this anti-softlock?" - carlsagan42

Anti-softlock by Defensor April 20, 2020

Softcock 

1.Piker, someone who doesn't want to party hard or party at all, one with no guts or balls.

Dude, it's only 3.00 am and you want to leave?, what a softcock!.

Softcock by jamesbrown April 23, 2003

Ragnor Softcock

When a guy grows a mullet then braids it in the style of Ragnor Lothbrok but doesn't quite pull it off due to them suffering from erectile dysfunction.

Guy 1: Have you seen Stephens new hairstyle? He looks like Ragnor Lothbrok
Everyone else: More like Ragnor Softcock

Ragnor Softcock by Fatwell December 8, 2022

softcock 

One who is constantly subdued by his partner/wife/fiance to the point where he has no identity of his own, rather just a puppet that she speaks through.

"Geez.. his at home cuddling up to her again"
"Yeah, Sam's such a softcock"

softcock by Dan Wilder March 20, 2008

Softcock 

A man who is precious, can't make decisions and lacks balls

That gibbsy is a real softcock

Softcock by Mr Manager February 1, 2015