lamestream source
- noun
- /ˈleɪmˌstrim sɔrs/
- Offensive
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fuente de la corriente principal (despectivo)
- Many people distrust the lamestream source because they feel it repeats the same stories as everyone else.
Examples
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I refuse to get my news from a lamestream source!
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She prefers independent journalists over any lamestream source, believing they offer fresher perspectives.
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As journalism changes, fewer young people rely on any lamestream source for their news.
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He accuses every lamestream source of ignoring real issues.
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Many people distrust the lamestream source for its biased reporting.
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Many people avoid the lamestream source because they consider it too predictable and uninformative.
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Critics argue that the lamestream source often fails to cover the stories that truly matter.
Synonyms
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An organization like a newspaper or TV station that gives information about recent events to people
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Mainstream news media seen as biased, dull, and not trustworthy
News outlets that people see as boring, unfair, or not serious
How Mainstream
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is largely built from a sarcastic blend 'lamestream' (lame + mainstream) plus 'source', so the intended meaning — a mainstream outlet regarded as dull or untrustworthy — is derivable from the constituents. However, 'lamestream' is a creative/slang coinage with negative pragmatic nuance and sociopolitical connotations that a B1 learner may not automatically recognize, so the transparency is only partial.
Etymology
Lamestream source comes from a joke mixing lame and mainstream, picturing a big, common news outlet as 'lame' meaning 'boring' or 'weak'. So people use lamestream source to say a news source is dull, unoriginal, or 'not trusted'.