lamer

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English

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Etymology

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From lame +‎ -er.

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Adjective

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lamer

  1. comparative form of lame: more lame

Noun

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lamer (plural lamers)

  1. (slang, derogatory, demoscene, gaming, warez, dated) A person lacking in maturity, social skills, technical competence or intelligence.
    Antonym: elite
    • 1997 April 1, David McCandless, “Warez Wars”, in Wired[1], →ISSN:
      Phil and his counterparts in Asia and the US are deployed to infiltrate pirate groups; to study IRC; to get under the skin of the lamers, the dabblers, and the professionals; to chat, seduce, charm, and interact with the denizens of this bizarre over-underworld.
    • 2009, John Impagliazzo, Timo Järvi, Petri Paju, editors, History of Nordic Computing 2 [] , Springer, →ISBN, page 298:
      Other accounts mention that the lamers are constantly asking for advice on coding routines.

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French

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Etymology

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From lame +‎ -er.

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lamer

  1. (transitive) to flatten

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Kholosi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Larestani [script needed] (lamr).

Noun

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lamer ?

  1. sand

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  • Eric Anonby, Hassan Mohebi Bahmani (2014) “Shipwrecked and Landlocked: Kholosi, an Indo-Aryan Language in South-west Iran”, in Cahier de Studia Iranica xx[2], pages 13-36

Mauritian Creole

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Etymology

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From French mer.

Noun

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lamer

  1. sea

References

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  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin lambere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /laˈmeɾ/ [laˈmeɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: la‧mer

Verb

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lamer (first-person singular present lamo, first-person singular preterite lamí, past participle lamido)

  1. to lick (stroke with the tongue)
  2. to lick (lap; take in with the tongue)

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