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lamestream

lamestream adjective: mainstream.

Adjective

lamestream (comparative more lamestream, superlative most lamestream)

  1. (derogatory, slang, usually of) Mainstream.
    • I think my Black Creek ancestors, and current rural Afrindian family members would take issue with being lumped into the prosumer/linear lamestream society...1998 October 13, Omoya, “wondering...”, in alt.native (Usenet), message-ID <19981012205907.02009.00000368@ng99.aol.com>
    • 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.2008 October 22, Alfred Eugene Pearl, The Gates of Hell, Xulon Press, →ISBN, →OL, page 47

Forms of lamestream

comparativemore lamestream
superlativemost lamestream
alternative formlame-stream

Origin of lamestream

Blend of lame + mainstream.

Words formed from lamestream

Questions about lamestream

What does lamestream mean?
Lamestream means mainstream.
What part of speech is lamestream?
Lamestream is an adjective.

Words near lamestream in the dictionary

  1. lamest
  2. lamester
  3. lamesteries
  4. lamesters
  5. lamestery
  6. lamestream
  7. lamestreamer
  8. lamestreamers
  9. Lamet
  10. lametastic
  11. lameter

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