Definition of flame

flame

noun

an instance of "flaming" as described in the noun sense.
After I wrote on the message board that Hondas are the best cars, a bunch of people sent me flames.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: to insult, complain, criticize.
Last edited on Nov 09 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 01 2001.
one's romantic partner. Typically used in the expression "old flame".
I ran into one of my old flames at the show last night.
- See more words with the same meaning: boyfriend, girlfriend, boo, significant other.
Last edited on Nov 09 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

verb

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to complain.
He won't stop flaming about getting fired.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: to insult, complain, criticize.
Last edited on Nov 09 2011. Submitted by Setebos from Berkeley, CA, USA on Apr 21 1998.

verb - transitive

to post an insulting message to a discussion forum. The target of the insult is usually a person, a person's opinion(s), or the current topic of discussion.
When I wrote on the message board that Hondas are the best cars, I got flamed by a bunch of people.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: to insult, complain, criticize.
Last edited on Nov 09 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 01 2001.

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Other terms relating to 'boyfriend, girlfriend, boo, significant other':
pardner	Definitions include: a form of address for a friend.
SO	Definitions include: acronym for "significant other".
old man	Definitions include: father.
chick	Definitions include: a female.
gal	Definitions include: a person's girlfriend.
ball and chain	Definitions include: significant other.
old ball and chain, the	Definitions include: a significant other.
fatal attraction	Definitions include: someone who will not allow a relationship to end.
home skillet	Definitions include: a good friend; "home boy".
Yoko Ono	Definitions include: Yoko Ono, the partner of The Beatles member John Lennon.
*btch**	Definitions include: An acronym has been invented for the term, but long after the term entered use: "Beautiful Intellectuals That Cause Hard-ons."
daddy	Definitions include: a form of address for a male significant other.
younger model	Definitions include: a younger romantic interest.
bbygrl	Definitions include: "babygirl", i.e. girlfriend.
love	Definitions include: affectionate form of address.
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Other terms relating to 'computer slang':
ping	Definitions include: to send a short message to someone or call them briefly, often to enquire about their availability.
blog	Definitions include: a chronologically-ordered collection of articles, posted to the world-wide web, about any topic.
nn	Definitions include: "non-nude".
FFS	Definitions include: acronym for "for fuck's sake."
EOM	Definitions include: acronym for "end of message".
asf	Definitions include: acronym for "as fuck".
Goggle	Definitions include: misspelling of Google.
HLW	Definitions include: acronym for "hot like wasabi", i.e. of an Asian female, attractive.
DFTT	Definitions include: acronym for "don't feed the troll".
2	Definitions include: "to".
bread crumb	Definitions include: in the user interface of a software product (including websites,) something that displays the locations that the user has recently viewed or visited.
AFAIUI	Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I understand it".
flame bait	Definitions include: a post to a discussion forum that is intended to incite flames.
kk	Definitions include: an emphatic "Okay," via a doubled "k".
bit bucket	Definitions include: the place where all deleted, lost, or misdirected data goes to.
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Other terms relating to 'to insult, complain, criticize':
set straight	Definitions include: to chastise.
ream	Definitions include: to yell at.
flack	Definitions include: misspelling / alternate spelling of flak.
rag	Definitions include: to criticize.
cap	Definitions include: a bullet.
ride	Definitions include: an automobile.
reem	Definitions include: misspelling of "ream".
trash	Definitions include: to destroy.
bust (one's) chops	Definitions include: to criticize.
take the piss	Definitions include: to mock, make fun of, kid.
lay into	Definitions include: to eat voraciously.
tear into	Definitions include: to aggressively start consuming.
bust (one's) hump	Definitions include: to criticize; "get on (one's) case".
bollock	Definitions include: a testicle.
crack on	Definitions include: to make fun of.
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Other terms relating to 'flame':
flame bait	Definitions include: a post to a discussion forum that is intended to incite flames.
flame-broiled	Definitions include: to be incredibly high from smoking marijuana.
flameout	Definitions include: a spectacular failure.
flamer	Definitions include: a homosexual male who flaunts his homosexuality so as to make a pro-gay statement and/or to shock heterosexuals.
flamestick	Definitions include: a cigarette.
flame war	Definitions include: in a discussion forum, an acrimonious dispute.
flaming	Definitions include: excessive; "over the top".
old flame	Definitions include: a past romantic partner.
stomp out flaming ducks	Definitions include: to deal with large (piled up) work that an employee encounters, especially upon returning from extended absence (vacation, medical leave, etc.)