flame war
English
noun
Definitions
- (Internet) An argument consisting entirely or largely of flames by various parties that serve only to escalate the dispute.
Etymology
Compound from English flame + English war.
Origin
English
war
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- European War English
- Pacific War English
- aflame English
- afterwar English
- airwar English
- anti-war English
- antiflame English
- candleflame English
- counterwar English
- cyberwar English
- ecowar English
- flamage English
- flame English
- flameable English
- flameage English
- flamebait English
- flameful English
- flamekeeper English
- flameless English
- flamelet English
- flamelight English
- flamelike English
- flameproof English
- flamer English
- flamethrower English
- flamethrowing English
- flamework English
- flameworker English
- flameworthy English
- flamy English
- gunstock war club English
- hearthflame English
- hot war English
- iWar English
- inflame English
- infowar English
- interwar English
- midflame English
- miniwar English
- netwar English
- nonwar English
- outwar English
- post-war English
- postflame English
- pre-war English
- preflame English
- prewar English
- pro-war English
- prowar English
- reflame English
- war English
- war golok English
- war-horn English
- war-ridden English
- warbag English
- warband English
- warbird English
- warblog English
- warblogger English
- warbot English
- warbow English
- warchalk English
- warclub English
- warcore English
- warcraft English
- wardialer English
- wardom English
- wardrive English
- wardriving English
- warfare English
- warfighter English
- warfighting English
- warfront English
- warful English
- wargamer English
- wargaming English
- warhead English
- warhorse English
- warlady English
- warless English
- warlight English
- warlike English
- warling English
- warlord English
- warly English
- warmaker English
- warman English
- warmate English
- warmonger English
- warmouth English
- warnik English
- warpath English
- warplane English
- warpower English
- warproof English
- warrest English
- warreth English
- warring English
- warrish English
- warship English
- warsome English
- warspeak English
- wartime English
- warwagon English
- warwalking English
- warwood English
- warworn English
- flawme Middle English
- werre Middle English
- VukoWAR Serbo-Croatian
- warla Tagalog
- warlahin Tagalog
- woa Tok Pisin
- waragi Ganda
- war
- iWar
- flame
- flamy
- warly
- flamer
- outwar
- warful
- warman
- nonwar
- warnik
- warbow
- prewar
- aflame
- airwar
- warbag
- warbot
- prowar
- wardom
- ecowar
- netwar
- warpath
- warrish
- warband
- inflame
- warwood
- warhead
- warlike
- warrest
- warclub
- warbird
- warblog
- flamage
- warcore
- warworn
- pro-war
- hot war
- warlady
- warship
- warling
- miniwar
- reflame
- wartime
- warsome
- warless
- warlord
- warmate
- pre-war
- warreth
- warfare
- infowar
- warring
- wargamer
- cyberwar
- warwagon
- warmouth
- warchalk
- warhorse
- interwar
- warlight
- warpower
- midflame
- afterwar
- flamelet
- warfront
- wardrive
- warspeak
- anti-war
- warmaker
- preflame
- warproof
- flameful
- war-horn
- warcraft
- post-war
- flameage
- warplane
- flameless
- postflame
- wardialer
- antiflame
- flamebait
- war golok
- flamework
- wargaming
- warmonger
- flamelike
- flameable
- flamelight
- war-ridden
- warblogger
- warfighter
- warwalking
- flameproof
- wardriving
- counterwar
- flameworker
- flameworthy
- candleflame
- warfighting
- hearthflame
- flamekeeper
- Pacific War
- flamethrower
- European War
- flamethrowing
- gunstock war club