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alt.flamer

alt.flamer noun: a participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.flame.

Noun

alt.flamer (plural alt.flamers)

  1. (Internet) A participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.flame.
    • Now, I experienced the bogfart bot invasion of alt.flame in 1994. Sadly, the U. of Pitt server DOES NOT include alt.bogfart newsgroup,But, Wait, JOHN D. AN ALT.FLAMER, MODERATING ALT.BOGFART?1996 February 12, Andrew W Beckwith, “What the hell? An alt.flamer moderating alt.bigfoot?????????????”, in alt.flame (Usenet), retrieved 17 May 2022
    • How about alt.flamer with the worst joke-book? ANS.
    • Alt.flamer most often *plonked* by ANS. Dobbs.1999 November 16, Kerro, “First word about the 1999 alt.flame Awards”, in alt.flame (Usenet), retrieved 17 May 2022

Forms of alt.flamer

pluralalt.flamers

Origin of alt.flamer

Blend of alt.flame + flamer. Equivalent to alt.flame + -er.

Questions about alt.flamer

What does alt.flamer mean?
Alt.flamer means a participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.flame.
What part of speech is alt.flamer?
Alt.flamer is a noun.
What is the plural of alt.flamer?
The plural of alt.flamer is alt.flamers.

Words near alt.flamer in the dictionary

  1. alt.1ders
  2. alt.2600er
  3. alt.2600ers
  4. alt.atheist
  5. alt.atheists
  6. alt.flamer
  7. alt.flamers
  8. alt.horrorian
  9. alt.horrorians
  10. alt.rapper
  11. alt.rappers

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