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Definition of flame

flame    

noun

verb

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    to complain.
    He won't stop flaming about getting fired.

    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.

    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':

Definitions include: affectionate form of address.
Definitions include: abbreviated form of "babe".
Definitions include: a person with whom one is no longer in a relationship.
Definitions include: father.
Definitions include: a female.
Definitions include: acronym for "girlfriend".
Definitions include: affectionate form of reference or address for one's significant other.
Definitions include: acronym for "love of my life".
Definitions include: one's wife.
Definitions include: affectionate form of address for a loved one, especially a romantic loved one.
Definitions include: "boyfriend."
Definitions include: "Internet BF", i.e. "Internet Boyfriend".
Definitions include: significant other.
Definitions include: a significant other.
Definitions include: "babygirl", i.e. girlfriend.

Other terms relating to 'computer slang':

Definitions include: acronym for "get the fuck out", an expression of disbelief.
Definitions include: a "rule" of the internet stating that for any conceivable thing or situation, pornography has been created that depicts it.
Definitions include: one-off solutions that deal with some special case, rather than a more all-encompassing solution.
Definitions include: acronym for "bulletin board system".
Definitions include: acronym for "Jesus Fucking Christ".
Definitions include: acronym for "I don't know".
Definitions include: a post to a discussion forum that is intended to incite flames.
Definitions include: to advertise using spam and "spammy" techniques.
Definitions include: "Tweep I'd like to follow."
Definitions include: "that".
Definitions include: acronym for "Google that shit".
Definitions include: a metaphorical device that people possess (a la gaydar) that measures how bogus something is.
Definitions include: acronym for "hot like wasabi", i.e. of an Asian female, attractive.
Definitions include: "screenshot".
Definitions include: A synonym of "swap out".

Other terms relating to 'to insult, complain, criticize':

Definitions include: a rip-off.
Definitions include: offensive speech about another person.
Definitions include: to chastise.
Definitions include: to clap back, i.e. to shoot back at someone who has shot at you.
Definitions include: to fuss or whine at length.
Definitions include: acronym for "fuck my life."
Definitions include: to destroy.
Definitions include: a bullet.
Definitions include: See be all over.
Definitions include: An acronym has been invented for the term, but long after the term entered use: "Beautiful Intellectuals That Cause Hard-ons."
Definitions include: nonsense.
Definitions include: to focus negative attention on a person, e.g. by insulting, berating, or generally harassing someone.
Definitions include: something that is so exceptionally good or fun it could be as addictive as crack (i.e. crack cocaine).
Definitions include: to hit, attack.
Definitions include: a "compliment" with a buried insult.

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Other terms relating to 'flame':

Definitions include: a post to a discussion forum that is intended to incite flames.
Definitions include: to be incredibly high from smoking marijuana.
Definitions include: a spectacular failure.
Definitions include: a homosexual male who flaunts his homosexuality so as to make a pro-gay statement and/or to shock heterosexuals.
Definitions include: a cigarette.
Definitions include: in a discussion forum, an acrimonious dispute.
Definitions include: excessive; "over the top".
Definitions include: a past romantic partner.
Definitions include: to deal with large (piled up) work that an employee encounters, especially upon returning from extended absence (vacation, medical leave, etc.)

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