FLAMING

Flaming

Flaming, also known as bashing, is hostile and insulting interaction between Internet users, often involving the use of profanity.

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flaming

Noun

  1. sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame
  2. vitriolic criticism
    You can expect a flaming if you post irrelevant spam to a newsgroup.

Verb

flaming

Adjective

  1. On fire with visible flames.
    The flaming debris kept the firefighter well back, and the sparks threatened the neighborhood.
  2. Extremely obvious; visibly evident. Typically of a homosexual male.
    To call him a flaming homosexual would be an understatement, but I think he acts that way just to see people react.
  3. Damned, bloody.
    I wasted three hours in that flaming traffic jam!


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