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flame bait — UK US noun [countable] [singular flame bait plural flame baits] computing a statement that someone puts on an Internet discussion group because they want to get an angry reply or to start a flame war … Useful english dictionary
flame bait — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms flame bait : singular flame bait plural flame baits computing a statement that someone puts on an Internet discussion group because they want to get an angry reply or to start a flame war … English dictionary
flame bait — An insulting or outrageous e mail post to a Usenet newsgroup specifically designed to provoke other users into flaming the originator. See also flame; flame war … Dictionary of networking
flame bait — ● ►en loc. m. ►INTERNET Message délibérément injurieux ou stupide uniquement destiné à provoquer une flame war. Il s agit de semer la zizanie, c est une tactique de troll … Dictionnaire d'informatique francophone
flame bait — provocative message on newsgroups, message to a newsgroup having bold contents which incite readers … English contemporary dictionary
flame bait — /ˈfleɪm beɪt/ (say flaym bayt) noun Internet a posting on a bulletin board that is intended to incite a hostile reaction …
flame — A deliberately insulting e mail message or post to a Usenet newsgroup, often containing a personal attack on the writer of an earlier post. See also flame bait; flame war … Dictionary of networking
flame war — In a Usenet newsgroup, a prolonged series of flames, which may have begun as a creative exchange of views but which quickly descended into personal attacks and crude name calling. See also flame bait … Dictionary of networking
dictionary flame — n. A negatively charged message that complains about a person s spelling mistakes, word usage, or grammar. Example Citation: The Internet provides an unedited forum for people who are unaccustomed to writing, as well as for many non native… … New words
en flame — index bait (harass) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
