flamer
/ˈfleɪmɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The thinking is Ralston's gay—lots of us Fifth Squadders think he's gay. Me, I think he is, and it don't bother me any. You's queer, you's queer. So he's a flamer—big deal. Or maybe he's a switch-hitter, a bisexual. Who knows?"
- "Send a note to the flamer. Tell him that his message was inappropriate. Request that he refrain from posting anything like it again."
- "A Navy fighter was on the tail of a Jap dive bomber that was headed for the ships in the bay, and he nailed him at about 5,000 feet and made a flamer of him."
- "Fellows who didn't enjoy their breakfast unless they'd crept up behind some foolish Hun, put twenty rounds in his petrol tank and made a flamer of him."
Etymology
From flame + -er.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfleɪmɚ/