instalock

I1N1S1T1A1L1O1C3K5

verb

To select a character in a multiplayer video game immediately after the selection process begins.

Scrabble 15
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbinstalock (third-person singular simple present instalocks, present participle instalocking, simple past and past participle instalocked)

present singular third person instalocks · participle present instalocking · participle past instalocked · past instalocked

  1. video gamesTo select a character in a multiplayer video game immediately after the selection process begins.

    just because someone instalocks a champion doesnt mean they cant fill in roles that the team needs.

    2013 February 3, MwarriorHiei, “Why do people get so mad about instalocking?”, in GameFAQs, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2025
    1 more example

    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.

    2013 February 3, DeadpooL7, “Why do people get so mad about instalocking?”, in GameFAQs, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2025

Origin

From insta- + lock.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

instalock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instalock

MLA

“instalock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instalock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “instalock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instalock.

Source: instalock on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.