Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person regarded as inept or ineffectual.
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- adjective
comparative form oflame : morelame - noun slang a person
lacking inmaturity ,social skills ,technical competence orintelligence
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Examples
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Tom S: you’re right: what makes the Giuliani campaign’s lame disclaimers about Rudy’s ISG-ducking even lamer is the fact that unless Mr.G. has suddenly developed clairvoyant powers (à la Johnny Smith) he couldn’t know what the ISG’s report would say (and, IIRC, there was a lot of speculation pre-release that it would be a “stay-the-course” whitewash of Administration policy).
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If you went to a LAN with your laptop five years ago you'd probably get a bunch of people calling you 'lamer' or 'noob', laughing at your weak-as-a-kitten integrated graphics and underwhelming processing grunt.
Atomic 2010
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If you went to a LAN with your laptop five years ago you'd probably get a bunch of people calling you 'lamer' or 'noob', laughing at your weak-as-a-kitten integrated graphics and underwhelming processing grunt.
Atomic 2010
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The first couple of tracks do not sound like the Oneida we now know and love, but almost like some kind of lamer sub-Mercury Rev outfit.
Irish Blogs 2009
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The first couple of tracks do not sound like the Oneida we now know and love, but almost like some kind of lamer sub-Mercury Rev outfit.
Irish Blogs 2009
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It was like the three lamest characters got lamer together.
'Gossip Girl' recap: Dan, Olivia, and Vanessa get REEEEAAAAALLLLY close | EW.com 2009
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His appellation changed to the lamer – “Unliving Oblivion” was kinda catchy, now he sounds like some kind of athletic supporter.
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Unfortunately this is the lamer “balance solution” to the problem and turns combat into slogs.
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We plow through six more songs, interspersed with a lot of arguing about who gets to play lead guitar and what the opening chord is and how the drummer—a kid with a shaved head and Ray-Bans named Pete—is lamer than ever, which causes Pete to throw down his sticks and stalk out of the room.
Ten Miles Past Normal Frances O’Roark Dowell 2011
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Harrison Ford — yes, that Harrison Ford — made fun of his some of the lamer movies on his resume and seemed genuinely touched that all of the goth kids in the audience knew who he was.
Spike TV's 2009 Scream Awards: star-studded and surreal | EW.com 2009
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