When you are severely hungover from a night of heavy drinking and are forced to confine yourself to your room for nearly the entire day.
'Hurt' is in reference to suffering or struggling from excessive drinking and 'locker' is in reference to being confined in a small, dark place to escape reality.
"Dude, why I haven't heard from Chris all day?" "Oh it's best you just let him be man, he's in the hurt locker right now. He'll hit you back tomorrow I'm sure."
"Come on man, come out and drink with us for the game tonight!" "Nah if I do that then I'll end up calling out of work and putting myself in the hurt locker. I have a big meeting tomorrow so I have to avoid that at all costs."
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