▪ I. lamer
variant of lamber1, amber.
▪ II. lamer, n. slang (orig. and chiefly U.S.).
Brit. /ˈleɪmə/, U.S. /ˈleɪmər/
[‹ lame adj. + -er suffix1. Compare slightly earlier lame n.2 2.]
A dull, stupid, inept, or contemptible person. Cf. lame n.2 2.
| 1961 J. Peacock Valhalla xxiii. 366 They were all positive..that he was not a pogue, or a lamer, but was, in fact, one of them. 1985 Arkansas Gaz. 31 Oct. d1/2 In four years,..Beachum has evolved from a lamer to a gamer. 2002 D. Verton Hacker Diaries ii. 36 They thought too highly of themselves to waste their time mentoring lamers and other wannabes. |