flame war

See also: flamewar

English

Alternative forms

• flamewar

Noun

flame war (plural flame wars)

1. (Internet) An argument consisting entirely or largely of flames by various parties that serve only to escalate the dispute.

Translations

A written dispute

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 謾罵戰／谩骂战, 谩骂战 (mànmàzhàn)

• Finnish: polemiikki (fi)
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• French: polémique (fr) f
• Polish: flame war m
• Portuguese: flame war f
• Russian: флейм (ru) m (flejm), срач (ru) (srač)

See also

• flame bait