(1.) verb - When a smoking device is losing smoke through any of its various holes (carb, mouthpiece, etc), giving the illusion of a genie leaving his/her magic lamp. May be specifically applied to Jeannie from "I Dream Of Genie" as a pop culture reference, although the reference does not come from Jeannie originally. (2.) verb - When a pothead is has no stuff and is in serious need of a hit; applied because the needy pothead in question wishes smoke was drifting from his/her nose and mouth like smoke from a magic lamp.
1. "Hit that piece quick--it's lampin'."
2. "Tommy ran dry last night, and has been lampin' ever since."
verb: To just chill back and relax while being totally unproductive
"Said she's just lampin, chillin on campus" - Kanye West -
To lay around and not do anything like a lamp. To chill. To relax.
I was just lampin' around yesterday not doing anything.
Lampin is when you just chill. It's another way of saying "marinate".
Person: "What you doin right now?"
Person # 2: I'm just lampin
In Tagalog (Filipino), lampin is a washable cotton type cloth, fastened with saftey pins and used as baby diapers. That's before they invented the disposable ones.
It's your turn to change Julian's lampin!
To just chill out and relax usually sittin on a nice fat blunt.
I'm lampin' in the Hamptons like, "What the fuck is a hammock?" - Lil Wayne