When you “Lock Up”, you remain calm in conflicting situations or you conceal your true intentions so as to avoid embarrassment, awkwardness and the likes. This is a Nigerian (Warri) slang.
#1. She was giving me an attitude so I locked up.
#2. As some guys enter the area dey looseguard I just lock up.
(For dudes only) to hook up with a chick after just meeting her. also, to be able to charm the SHIT outta that chock to the point where she is under your thumb.
Man, me and Hobbs were at the bar last night, and he was just fuckin' lockin' 'em up!!!
term used in the crack cocaine trade which refers to cocaine getting hard when cooked. When boiled cocaine oils rise to the surface of the water and then ice is added at which point the cocaine gets hard or "locks up"