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[–] Spendrill@lemm.ee 165 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (45 children)

What does 'lock in' mean in this situation?

Yours faithfully,

a confused Brit.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 132 points 2 months ago (15 children)

Gen Z slang for saying "get it together and focus"

[–] Spendrill@lemm.ee 43 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ah ok, thanks.

Where I'm from a lock in is a pub illegally serving drinkers after time by locking the doors.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Lock ins were all night parties for kids when I was growing up. Parents in 80s USA, wow.

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

Undoubtedly, apologies if it was understood that I spoke as the sole arbiter of lock ins.

[–] mx_smith@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] nanoswarm9k@lemmus.org 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

libraries sometimes too. basically an overnight in a non-residential space?

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

My parents went to them at skating rinks where they would take their skates off and dance on the rink. They called them sock hops.

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