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flamefest

flamefest noun: large-scale mutual flaming.

Noun

flamefest (plural flamefests)

  1. (Internet, dated) Large-scale mutual flaming.
    • For example, if I am engaged in a flamefest on an Arpanet discussion group, I sometimes check on my target until he appears to have logged out and gone to bed.1985 June 26, Les Earnest, “Finger follies and the value of anonymity”, in fa.human-nets (Usenet)

Forms of flamefest

pluralflamefests
alternative formflame-fest
alternative formflame fest

Origin of flamefest

From flame + -fest.

Questions about flamefest

What does flamefest mean?
Flamefest means large-scale mutual flaming.
What part of speech is flamefest?
Flamefest is a noun.
What is the plural of flamefest?
The plural of flamefest is flamefests.

Words near flamefest in the dictionary

  1. flamecrest
  2. flamecrests
  3. flamed
  4. flamed out
  5. flamed up
  6. flamefest
  7. flamefests
  8. flamefish
  9. flameflower
  10. flameflowers
  11. flameful

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