flamers

Noun

flamer (plural flamers)

1. (colloquial, derogatory, often) A very flamboyant ("flaming"), effeminate gay male.
   • The thinking is Ralston's gay—lots of us Fifth Squadders think he's gay. Me, I think he is, and it don't bother me any. You's queer, you's queer. So he's a flamer—big deal. Or maybe he's a switch-hitter, a bisexual. Who knows?2010, Paul Bouchard, A Package at Gitmo, page 78
2. (slang) One who flames, or posts vitriolic criticism.
   • Send a note to the flamer. Tell him that his message was inappropriate. Request that he refrain from posting anything like it again.1997, Alex J. Packer, Pamela Espeland, How Rude!
3. (slang) A fireball.
   • A Navy fighter was on the tail of a Jap dive bomber that was headed for the ships in the bay, and he nailed him at about 5,000 feet and made a flamer of him.1945, The International Blue Printer, volume 18, page 26

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