Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flamage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fla-m-age
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Flame postings considered as a group.

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"If you insist on posting your baby photos to that abortion newsgroup, get ready for some flamage."
"Where is the Posting of Stupidity that has not been decried as Delphic by its replies of flamage? Where the poster that has not hurled back the branding reproach of "From: user@delphi.com" against the more Content-Free messages, as well as against the Never-Ending-September?"

Etymology

Etymology tree English flame Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English flamage From flame + -age.

Usage

Inflected Forms

flameage (alternative)

Phrases

flame war flame bait

Frequently Paired Words

flame war flame bait

Questions

What does flamage mean?: Flame postings considered as a group.
Where does flamage come from?: Etymology tree English flame Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English flamage From flame + -age.

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