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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