Lamer's a jargon or slang name originally applied in cracker and phreaker culture to someone who didn't really understand what he or she was doing. Today it's also loosely applied by IRC, BBS, and online gaming users to anyone perceived to be contemptible. In general, the term has come to describe someone who's intentionally ignorant of how things work. The term's derived from lame. A lamer's widely understood to be the antithesis of a hacker. While a hacker strives to understand the mechanisms… (More on Lamer)