What is Lamf?
1.
Like a Mother Fucker. Also spelt L.A.M.F. and always capitalized.
Although two current UD definitons have it as 'punk' origin and used in the 70s, it was widely used as early as the 50s in Brooklyn and other areas of NYC and possibly beyond.
Sometimes it accompanied tags of gangs, but mostly it was used as a postscript with tags of gang members or wannabe gang members.
It was also frequently preceeded (separated by a space) by D.T.K. = Down To Kill
and followed less often by TTH = To The Heart
Fordham Baldies
DTK LAMF
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2.
Like A Mother Fucker. Used by Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers. LAMF is a gang territory reference, a "keep off out turf" warning.
Like A Mother Fucker
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3.
Lazy ass mother fucker. A play on the word bamf (bad ass mother fucker.)
Someone who has no motivation to do anything useful.
Tom is a lamf because of his lack of drive or desire to do anything productive.
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4.
lame ass mother fucker. heard it back in the late 70s. seemed to derive from the Punk movement.
Eric: Did you see Seth last night at the party?
Mitch: Yeah. He was a real lamf.
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