lame duck
lame duck by LVSENSATION October 3, 2005
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lame duck
an unsuccessful person or thing
Politics:
-An elected official whose power is reduced because the person who will replace them has already been elected
-A person who still has time to serve in an elected position despite not being elected again in a recent election, with the result that the person has no real power.
-Examples-
---Finally, highly fractionalised parties in government enervated the authority of the executive and rendered prime ministers vulnerable to the problem of the lame duck.
---Therefore, in a perfect election, during the sitting president's lame duck period, the president-elect usually signals only obliquely that there will be a ritual burial of the predecessor.
Business:
-An unsuccessful person, thing, or organization:
-A person in a position of authority in a company or organization whose power is reduced because their time in the job is about to end:
-Examples-
---This is regarded by many as a lame-duck initiative that has failed to deliver its promises.
Politics:
-An elected official whose power is reduced because the person who will replace them has already been elected
-A person who still has time to serve in an elected position despite not being elected again in a recent election, with the result that the person has no real power.
-Examples-
---Finally, highly fractionalised parties in government enervated the authority of the executive and rendered prime ministers vulnerable to the problem of the lame duck.
---Therefore, in a perfect election, during the sitting president's lame duck period, the president-elect usually signals only obliquely that there will be a ritual burial of the predecessor.
Business:
-An unsuccessful person, thing, or organization:
-A person in a position of authority in a company or organization whose power is reduced because their time in the job is about to end:
-Examples-
---This is regarded by many as a lame-duck initiative that has failed to deliver its promises.
lame duck by manitasdeingles May 4, 2019
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Lame Duck Period
Dude 1: Bro are you still with Jessica?
Dude 2: nah dude, she broke up with me last week, I'm in the lame duck period
Dude 2: nah dude, she broke up with me last week, I'm in the lame duck period
Lame Duck Period by lockenload23 July 10, 2016
Lame Duck Syndrome
A condition in which the affected individual is unwilling to exert effort into maintaining friendships so resorts to collecting 'lame ducks' (the socially inept) who are otherwise incapable of forming friendships. A degree of empathy is involved as those with lame Duck Syndrome lack the ability to leave people marginalised or uncomfortable in social situations; they gravitate towards the socially awkward 'lame ducks' in an attempt to make them feel more comfortable. The 'lame ducks' are consequently grateful and cling to the affected believing in the existence of a friendship, thus the affected often suffer as they do not end up socialising with the people they ought to be, but rather act as the glue holding together a group of social outcasts.
This syndrome may be recognised in an individual who does not appear socially defective, yet socialises (in an often perfunctory manner) with those who are; the 'weird kids', outsiders and the psychologically unstable.
This syndrome may be recognised in an individual who does not appear socially defective, yet socialises (in an often perfunctory manner) with those who are; the 'weird kids', outsiders and the psychologically unstable.
Lame Duck Syndrome by AnMaHa December 18, 2018
Lame Duck McCain
Used to describe John McCain's likely one term candidacy for President... a reference to Chuck Norris movie "Lone Wolf McQuade"...
Lame Duck McCain by Jared L. Ohlinger March 10, 2008
Lame Duck Class
That one class in college that you become reluctant to attend later on in the semester. No matter what you do for the remainder of the semester, you cannot pass the class with a good grade. This is usually due in part to bizarre or unfair weighing on assignments by the professor.
Person 1: Ugh I don't feel like going to calc II today.
Person 2: Why's that?
Person 1: Because of that one test I bombed earlier, the highest grade I can get is a 68 assuming I ace that final.
Person 2: Boy, what a lame duck class!
Person 2: Why's that?
Person 1: Because of that one test I bombed earlier, the highest grade I can get is a 68 assuming I ace that final.
Person 2: Boy, what a lame duck class!
Lame Duck Class by Agent E December 9, 2010
Lame Duck Larry
When something is super lame, it can be described as Lame Duck Larry. In extreme cases, you can say that something/someone is "the lamest of all the ducks named Larry".
Lame Duck Larry by lameducklarry November 27, 2016