• manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml
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    5 hours ago

    pretty lame

    lame /lām/

    adjective

    Disabled so that movement, especially walking, is difficult or impossible.

    :/

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      1 hour ago

      This is why dictionaries list more than 1 definition and you shouldn’t stop at the first one:

      1. weak; inadequate; unsatisfactory; clumsy.

      a lame excuse.

      1. Slang: Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. awkward, dull, stupid, or uninteresting.
      1. Slang: Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. out of touch with modern fads or trends; unsophisticated.

      https://www.dictionary.com/browse/lame

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      4 hours ago

      People who write this dictionary should listen to the public more maybe. Lame doesn’t mean what you wrote for at least 25 years.