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[ SLANG ][ MULTILINGUAL NATIVE ]

Brazilian Portuguese gamer slang, from the English "to lock (in)": to confirm and lock the character or champion you picked in the selection screen so it can no longer be changed, as in "já lockei o meu". It is the step that follows "pickar".

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

""Já lockei de suporte, alguém pega o ADC!""

LORE & ORIGIN

recent term; no dated source found yet. It is a Portuguese -ar verb formed on the English "lock in" used in champion select. No date, coiner or story is given.

FIRST SEEN
Unknown (no dated first use documented)
PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)
2020s (team games with character select)
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Slang
Related To:instalock

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