From GoFaster's Modern Dictionary of Aces High Terminology
Lame (laym') adj. {OE lama} 1. crippled; esp. having an injured leg or foot that makes one limp. 2. stiff and very painful { having a lame back }. 3. poor, weak, ineffectual, etc. { a lame excuse }. 4. Of, or pertaining to, European Bishop strategy that serves no strategic function {capturing all of the bases in Tank Town was very lame}. 5. To copy a strategy that is poor, weak, ineffectual, etc. { Knights capturing all of the bases in Tank Town just like the daytime Euro Bishops was also very lame }.