Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alt.flamer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-t.flamer
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.flame.

Example Sentences

"Now, I experienced the bogfart bot invasion of alt.flame in 1994. Sadly, the U. of Pitt server DOES NOT include alt.bogfart newsgroup,But, Wait, JOHN D. AN ALT.FLAMER, MODERATING ALT.BOGFART?"
"How about alt.flamer with the worst joke-book? ANS. Alt.flamer most often *plonked* by ANS. Dobbs."
"1992: The current alt.flamer with the longest tenure first posts to alt.flame."

Etymology

Blend of alt.flame + flamer. Equivalent to alt.flame + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: alt.flame

Inflected Forms

alt.flamers (plural)

Questions

What does alt.flamer mean?: A participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.flame.
Where does alt.flamer come from?: Blend of alt.flame + flamer. Equivalent to alt.flame + -er.

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