flame war

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flame-war definition


  1. n.
    an angry and excited exchange of notes on a computer forum or news group. : A flame-war erupted on the board last night and a lot of people
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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flame war definition

messaging, jargon
An acrimonious dispute conducted on a public electronic forum such as Usenet. See flame.
[Jargon File]
(1998-05-27)

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Flame war is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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