What Lock means
A "lock" is slang for a bet someone considers a near-certainty, used casually and often ironically, since no single bet in sports is ever truly guaranteed regardless of how heavily favored one side appears.
Key points
- A "lock" is slang for a bet someone considers a near-certainty, used casually and often ironically, since no single bet in sports is ever truly guaranteed regardless of how heavily favored one side appears.
Example and context
In practice
A "lock" is slang for a bet someone considers a near-certainty, used casually and often ironically, since no single bet in sports is ever truly guaranteed regardless of how heavily favored one side appears.
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