Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lamestream

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: lamestream
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"I think my Black Creek ancestors, and current rural Afrindian family members would take issue with being lumped into the prosumer/linear lamestream society..."
"Knowing over 90% of Americans believe in God, the lamestream media is complicit in the effort to cover up the intentional subversion of liberty and freedom in this nation that was once the beacon of hope to the rest of the world."
"Thank goodness for social networking sites like this and new media sites which have allowed us to get around the "lamestream" media and present the facts."

Etymology

Blend of lame + mainstream.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more lamestream (comparative) most lamestream (superlative) lame-stream (alternative)

Derived Forms

lamestreamer

Questions

What does lamestream mean?: Mainstream.
Where does lamestream come from?: Blend of lame + mainstream.

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