instalock

Etymology

From insta- + lock.

instalock means to select a character in a multiplayer video game immediately after the selection process begins. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 95 out of 100.

verb

To select a character in a multiplayer video game immediately after the selection process begins.“Because instalocking shows you have no courtesy toward your team and are only thinking about yourself […] I get mad at people who instalock even if its not for the role I want. Its just a jerk move.”