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flamelord

flamelord noun: a person who (habitually) engages in flaming (“vitriolic criticism”) in an online community.

Noun

flamelord (plural flamelords)

  1. (Internet, derogatory) A person who (habitually) engages in flaming (“vitriolic criticism”) in an online community.
    • What I need is to know how to put config.sys and autoexec.bat on a floppy so that I have enough memory. To the flamelords: I know how to put them on a floppy, i want to know what to put in them!1992 November 16, veenstra christopher, “Wizardry 7 + memory”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games (Usenet)
    • My point was, not much of what that guy said, could be refuted very well by pro-choicers, and that the only thing they COULD do was start a flame war[…]. It is a point quite consistent with the above mentioned flamelords, whether it's spelling or not, they're always quick to find SOMETHING to flame...1994 March 11, Steve Chaney - Toni Anaya's Fiance' !!, “Re: Irelands Abortion Status (MAP)”, in alt.abortion.inequity (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    flamer

Synonyms of flamelord

Forms of flamelord

pluralflamelords

Origin of flamelord

From flame + -lord.

Questions about flamelord

What does flamelord mean?
Flamelord means a person who (habitually) engages in flaming (“vitriolic criticism”) in an online community.
What part of speech is flamelord?
Flamelord is a noun.
What is the plural of flamelord?
The plural of flamelord is flamelords.

Words near flamelord in the dictionary

  1. flamelessness
  2. flamelet
  3. flamelets
  4. flamelight
  5. flamelike
  6. flamelord
  7. flamelords
  8. flamemail
  9. flamemails
  10. flamen
  11. flamenco

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