Lamer

Vangie Beal
Last Updated May 24, 2021 7:47 am

A slang term used to describe a user who is uneducated in a given topic area or one who behaves stupidly when involved in online communities. The word most often associated with and used in place of newbie. Similar slang terms include llama, which is specifically used in online gaming chat roomsand on multiplayer game servers.

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