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lame

lame

Date: Feb 12 2003

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“Traveling and that stuff are the _lame_r parts.  But it’s so fun when we’re onstage and in the studio that it doesn’t really matter.”
- Donna A, singer from the punk band the Donnas.

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

not good, bad, annoying, troublesome, bothersome, dislikable, uncomfortable, unpleasant

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

You can “lame” to describe anything you don’t like. It’s a very flexible word. If something is bad, it can be lame.

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

””Dude, this movie is lame. Why did we come to see it? It sucks.”“

””Jeff is so lame. He said he would call me, but he didn’t. What a jerk.”“

””Broccoli is lame! I hate it. I’ll never eat broccoli.”“

””History is way _lame_r than math. I don’t mind math class, but history puts me to sleep.”“

””If you’re going to be lame, why don’t you just leave. I don’t want you hanging out at my house if you’re going to be such a loser.”“

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

Lame refers to something or somebody that is not good, annoying, troublesome, bothersome, dislikable, uncomfortable or sucks.
by Grace (Toronto, Canada)
In this sentence “_lame_r” means lack of excitment, interest and fun and somehow it is boring
by XinLin (Mississauga, Canada)
boring
by Rosalia (Santiago/RS, Brazil)
_Lame_r means unimportant.
by Ivy (Malaysia)
I guess “the lame_r part” means the part of something that is not as pleasant as the other ones. “Lame_” might mean something boring or that demands an effort to be concluded.
by Ana Márcia (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
lame means unable to walk easily; or weak, or unpleasant.
by Cecilia (Taipei, Taiwan)
_lame_r stuff means : the silly & the boring stuff.
by Desiderata

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fancuface

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

i don,t like his new chair .it is a lame

10:21 AM May 28 2009 |

passionforluv

Malaysia

Internet connection extremely lame today, frustating.

05:08 AM Apr 05 2009 |

eflect

India

Please donot give lame excuses for not doing your homework.

 www.improvingvocabulary.org

01:26 PM Apr 04 2009 |

bassoum

Cote D'Ivoire

my boyfrend is so lame he sayd he will take me to the dinner but he didn't

08:57 AM Apr 03 2009 |

juan luis armenta perez

Congo

but, she is your family, you must love her, and regard her.

10:09 PM Apr 02 2009 |

zeinabou

zeinabou

Egypt

it is a lame slang :}

04:40 PM Mar 14 2009 |

iman82

iman82

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

i realy enjoy to learn this words, its a good sit for us.

07:31 PM Feb 05 2009 |

pineze

pineze

France

I don’t get this spelling : “_lame_r”.
Why is it not written “lamer” as usual ? Is it just a way to show the “lame” etymology ? I guess but i’m not quite sure as this strange spelling is used in the comments.

12:23 PM Jan 02 2009 |

miffoo

miffoo

Slovakia

it’s cool slang word, I use this word a lot every day

07:48 PM Dec 01 2008 |

aynaz

aynaz

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

i relllllllllly enjoy learning slangs,really great thank u e baby,my e babay of course,

06:46 AM May 24 2008 |

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Uganda

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10:51 AM Mar 09 2008 |

rameez

rameez

Pakistan

Very Nice and I have increase one more SLANGE (i love slang) In my Vocabulary.

06:27 AM Mar 06 2008 |

saamy

saamy

Tanzania, United Republic Of

it very good

02:34 PM Mar 04 2008 |

Ono

Ono

Hungary

:)

09:25 PM Mar 03 2008 |

JOSEFRANCISCO

Colombia

When something lame you shake off, bye.

03:28 PM Jan 31 2008 |

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