“Lame” in Japanese
Short answer
Lame in Japanese is “ダサい” (dasai). Full meaning: uncool, lame, unfashionable, unstylish, tacky, tasteless, ugly, corny, pathetic (behaviour), sad.
Other ways to say “Lame” in Japanese
片跛
katachinba lame, lameness; mismatched (e.g. odd shoes)
寒い
samui cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke), lame, dull, weak, corny
ダサイ
dasai uncool, lame, unfashionable, unstylish, tacky, tasteless, ugly, corny, pathetic (behaviour), sad
ださい
dasai uncool, lame, unfashionable, unstylish, tacky, tasteless, ugly, corny, pathetic (behaviour), sad
ダザイ
dazai uncool, lame, unfashionable, unstylish, tacky, tasteless, ugly, corny, pathetic (behaviour), sad
ダサーい
dasaii uncool, lame, unfashionable, unstylish, tacky, tasteless, ugly, corny, pathetic (behaviour), sad
ださーい
dasaii uncool, lame, unfashionable, unstylish, tacky, tasteless, ugly, corny, pathetic (behaviour), sad
お粗末
osomatsu poor, lame, ill-prepared
ダサ
dasa uncool, lame, unfashionable, unstylish, tacky, tasteless, ugly, corny, pathetic (behaviour), sad
おもんねー
omonne- boring, lame, unfunny
片ちんば
katachinba lame, lameness; mismatched (e.g. odd shoes)
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