A fork of Rural Dictionary
Before the rise of the Internet, it was largely used amongst the Amiga pirate, as well as, the demo-scene community.
A lamer would be a wanna-be hacker with absolutely no coding/cracking skills at all.
Also, it was used as an insult between rival pirate groups.
Quartex are lamers!
Signed off, Paranomia.
1. Someone who cluelessly (or in some cases pridefully) does things to piss off an established community, usually on the internet.
2. Someone with little to no netiquet.
3. A complete ****ing idiot who refuses to get the picture they aren't wanted somewhere. Again usually on the internet.
-Random Metal Message Board or Chatroom-
Lamer: NE1 LIKE LINKIN PARK? I THINK CHESTER IZ HAWT!
Poster-A: This is the metal board. Linkin Park isn't metal, they are pop-rock.
Lamer: THEY R METAL THEY ARE ON MTV N U R JELLYIS!
Person-A: Will a mod please ban this LAMER?
Someone or something that is lame, although someone who uses the word 'lamer' would definatly not use the word 'lame'. The person in question is normally a fool, and very very annoying.
In a counter-strike server.
*dead*Player1:"I hate th is game, i jusst spent 3 hrs dwnlding a new patch n its still crap, and every1 cheets.
*dead*Afk | kestrel:"Don't play then"
*dead*Player1:"I wnna know how to hack, someone teach me"
*dead*Afk | Kestrel:"Type in your console 'bind mouse1 kill' and you'll kill everyone you fire at"
*dead*Player1:"How do i get down my consol"
*dead*Afk | Kestrel:"the key to the left of '1'"
(A few moments pass)
(The round restarts)
***Player1 Died
Afk | Kestrel:"Lamer..."
A "Lamer" a person acting lame, one who plays an online game deathmatch style or RPG's to enjoy him/herself disregarding others want to have fun playing that game too.
Basicly a Lamer is a coward, a camper, a troll, a cheater, anything that spoils the online gaming experience of others.
In a mmorgp a lamer would only combat much lower leveled players,
In an online shooter a lamer would hide and "frag" bypasser neglecting he has other goals to do, in team based games a Lamer will stick to the winning team even if its clear that changing would make the game more fun for everyone.