flamage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English flame Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English flamage From flame + -age.
Meanings
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(Internet, slang, uncountable) Flame postings considered as a group.
Where is the Posting of Stupidity that has not been decried as Delphic by its replies of flamage? Where the poster that has not hurled back the branding reproach of "From: user@delphi.com" against the more Content-Free messages, as well as against the Never-Ending-September?
1994 January 12, dave@gilly.cca.org [Dave Fischer], “Run! It's the Delphioids!”, in alt.folklore.computers (Usenet), archived from the original on 24 Dec 2022:If you insist on posting your baby photos to that abortion newsgroup, get ready for some flamage.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| flameage | alternative | lexicographic |