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lamestream

[ leym-streem ]

adjective

  1. noting or relating to traditional print and broadcast media, when regarded as lacking the fairness, creativity, etc., of independent online news sources.
  2. noting or relating to a person or thing that has achieved mainstream popularity but is perceived as no longer original, creative, etc.


noun

  1. traditional print and broadcast media, when regarded as lacking fairness, creativity, etc.:

    The lamestream has suppressed information about the suicides.

lamestream

/ ˈleɪmˌstriːm /

noun

  1. informal.
    1. the traditional media such as newspapers, television, and radio, considered by some people as old-fashioned and gullible when compared to online news sources such as blogs
    2. ( as modifier )

      the lamestream media

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lamestream1

2005–10; lame 1( def ) (in the sense “inadequate, unsatisfactory”) + (main)stream ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lamestream1

C21: from lame 1(sense 5) + mainstream
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Example Sentences

Sarah Palin made her lamestream-media debut as host of Today.

Or was her dip into the "lamestream media" another showcase of her polarizing stature?

Those gatekeepers—the infamous lamestream media—are obsessed with Palin, trumpeting her every tweet.

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