lame

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Pronunciation

• (British, America) IPA: /leɪm/

Adjective

lame (comparative lamer, superlative lamest)

1. Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.
2. Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect or temporary obstruction of a function.

   a lame leg, arm or muscle

3. (by extension) Hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect.
   • Barrow

     a lame endeavour

   • circa 1603 William Shakespeare, Othello, Act II scene i:

     O, most lame and impotent conclusion! […]

4. (slang) Unconvincing or unbelievable.

   (He had a really lame excuse for missing the birthday party.)

5. (slang) Failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant.

   (He kept telling these extremely lame jokes all night.)

Synonyms

• (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs) crippled
• (moving with difficulty)
• (by extension) hobbling, limping, inefficient, imperfect
• (slang) weak, unbelievable
• (slang) boring, pathetic, uncool, unfunny, uninteresting, irrelevant

Antonyms

• (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
• (moving with difficulty)
• (by extension) efficient, perfect
• (slang) convincing, believable
• (slang) cool, funny, interesting, relevant

Translations

• French: boiteux, boiteuse
• German: lahm
• Italian: zoppo
• Portuguese: manco, perneta, coxo (Brasil), capenga (Brasil)
• Russian: хромо́й
• Spanish: cojo, rengo (Argentina)

Translations

• Portuguese: manco
• Russian: искале́ченный

Translations

• Portuguese: capenga
• Russian: хрома́ющий

Translations

• French: boîteux, pitoyable, nul, bancal, bateau
• Portuguese: fraco, capenga
• Russian: сла́бый
• Spanish: cojo

Translations

• French: nul, (slang) naze, (Quebec, informal) poche, ringard
• German: ätzend, öde
• Italian: patetico, stupido
• Portuguese: palha (Brazil), sem graça, chato
• Russian: беспонто́вый
• Spanish: (Mexico) chafa, soso

Verb

lame (lames, present participle laming; past and past participle lamed)

1. (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to become lame.
   • 1877, Anna Sewell, Black Beauty: And if you don't want to lame your horse you must look sharp and get them [stones stuck in hooves] out quickly.
   • 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 6

     Now her soul felt lamed in itself. It was her hope that was struck.

Translations

• Italian: azzoppare
• Portuguese: deixar manco
• Russian: калечить

Noun

lame (plural lames)

1. (prison slang) A stupid or undesirable person.
   • 2011, Lil' Kim, Black Friday (song)

     You lames tryna clone my style and run wit it.

Noun

lame (plural lames)

1. A lamina.
2. (in the plural) A set of joined overlapping metal plates.

Related terms

• lamé

Verb

lame (lames, present participle laming; past and past participle lamed)

1. (obsolete) To shine.

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