( slang, failing to be cool, funny, interesting, or relevant ) : cool, funny, interesting, relevant.( slang, unconvincing ) : convincing, believable.( by extension, hobbling ) : efficient, perfect.( unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs ) :.( slang, failing to be cool, funny, interesting, or relevant ) : boring, pathetic, uncool, unfunny, uninteresting, irrelevant.( slang, unconvincing ) : weak, unbelievable.( by extension, hobbling ) : hobbling, limping, inefficient, imperfect.
( unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs ) : crippled.Disability rights activists consider figurative uses of “lame” in general to be offensive, arguing that such use adds to the social stigma surrounding physical disabilities. Referring to a person without a disability as “lame” is offensive to many as it suggests a derogatory characterization of the physical condition from which the term was derived.He kept telling these extremely lame jokes all night.