Flame war

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flame war

Usage: n.
Derivation: Common

flame war: n.

[common] (var.: flamewar) An acrimonious dispute, especially when conducted on a public electronic forum such as Usenet.

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Sources

Source: flame war, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.

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