A fork of Rural Dictionary
An acronym for "Passive Asian Male Syndrome"
While PAMS does not apply to every asian male and can also apply to men of other ethnic groups, PAMS indicates a lack of initiative, particularly in romantic relationships.
PAMS can be a failure to approach, a failure to define the relationship, a failure to break up, etc
Girl 1: He asked me to hang out but didn't specify that it would be a date. what the heck?
Girl 2: Oh, must be PAMS
or
Girl 1: He stared at me the whole night but didn't approach me at all!
Girl 2: Wow, serious case of PAMS