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lamestream
[ leym-streem ]
/ ˈleɪmˌstrim /
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adjective
noting or relating to traditional print and broadcast media, when regarded as lacking the fairness, creativity, etc., of independent online news sources.
noting or relating to a person or thing that has achieved mainstream popularity but is perceived as no longer original, creative, etc.
noun
traditional print and broadcast media, when regarded as lacking fairness, creativity, etc.: The lamestream has suppressed information about the suicides.
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Origin of lamestream
2005–10; lame1 (in the sense “inadequate, unsatisfactory”) + (main)stream
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How to use lamestream in a sentence
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.
British Dictionary definitions for lamestream
lamestream
/ (ˈleɪmˌstriːm) /
noun
informal
- 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
- (as modifier)the lamestream media
Word Origin for lamestream
C21: from lame 1 (sense 5) + mainstream
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