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flame war en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From flame + war.

Meanings

1. (Internet, dated) An argument consisting entirely or largely of flames by various parties that serve only to escalate the dispute.
   • That post was the starting point for a flame war between Linux creator Linus Torvalds and Tanenbaum and a bunch of other enthusiasts, who later became the first Linux developers. 2019, Kamran Amini, Extreme C, Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 362:
   • Remember, Smokey the Bear says, "Only you can prevent flame wars". 2008 July 12, Megan McArdle, “Note to trolls”, in The Atlantic:

Forms

Relateds

flame bait

Translations (7)

ru флейм (A written dispute) · pt flame war (A written dispute) · fi polemiikki (A written dispute) · cmn 謾罵戰 /谩骂战 (A written dispute) · pl flame war (A written dispute) · ru срач (A written dispute) · fr polémique (A written dispute)