Lame
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- unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs
- moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect or temporary obstruction of a function
- a lame leg, arm or muscle
- hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect.
- unconvincing or unbelievable
- He had a really lame excuse for missing the birthday party.
- failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant
- He kept telling these lame jokes all night.
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Usage notes
Referring to a person with a disability as “lame” is offensive to many and, in current usage, rare.
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Synonyms
- crippled
- hobbling, limping, inefficient, imperfect
- unconvincing, unbelievable
- uncool, unfunny, uninteresting, irrelevant
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