flamer

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English

Etymology

flame +‎ -er

Pronunciation

Noun

flamer (plural flamers)

  1. (colloquial, often derogatory) A very flamboyant ("flaming"), effeminate gay male.
    • 2010, Paul Bouchard, A Package at Gitmo, page 78:
      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?
  2. (computing, slang) One who flames, or posts vitriolic criticism.
    • 1997, Alex J. Packer, Pamela Espeland, How Rude!:
      Send a note to the flamer. Tell him that his message was inappropriate. Request that he refrain from posting anything like it again.
  3. (military, slang) A fireball.
    • 1945, The International Blue Printer, volume 18, page 26:
      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.
    • 2011, Derek Robinson, Damned Good Show:
      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.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English flame.

Pronunciation

Verb

flamer

  1. (Internet) to flame (post disruptive messages)

Conjugation

Conjugation of flamer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple flamer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple flamant
/fla.mɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle flamé
/fla.me/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present flame
/flam/ 		flames
/flam/ 		flame
/flam/ 		flamons
/fla.mɔ̃/ 		flamez
/fla.me/ 		flament
/flam/
imperfect flamais
/fla.mɛ/ 		flamais
/fla.mɛ/ 		flamait
/fla.mɛ/ 		flamions
/fla.mjɔ̃/ 		flamiez
/fla.mje/ 		flamaient
/fla.mɛ/
past historic2 flamai
/fla.me/ 		flamas
/fla.ma/ 		flama
/fla.ma/ 		flamâmes
/fla.mam/ 		flamâtes
/fla.mat/ 		flamèrent
/fla.mɛʁ/
future flamerai
/flam.ʁe/ 		flameras
/flam.ʁa/ 		flamera
/flam.ʁa/ 		flamerons
/flam.ʁɔ̃/ 		flamerez
/flam.ʁe/ 		flameront
/flam.ʁɔ̃/
conditional flamerais
/flam.ʁɛ/ 		flamerais
/flam.ʁɛ/ 		flamerait
/flam.ʁɛ/ 		flamerions
/fla.mə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		flameriez
/fla.mə.ʁje/ 		flameraient
/flam.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present flame
/flam/ 		flames
/flam/ 		flame
/flam/ 		flamions
/fla.mjɔ̃/ 		flamiez
/fla.mje/ 		flament
/flam/
imperfect2 flamasse
/fla.mas/ 		flamasses
/fla.mas/ 		flamât
/fla.ma/ 		flamassions
/fla.ma.sjɔ̃/ 		flamassiez
/fla.ma.sje/ 		flamassent
/fla.mas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — flame
/flam/ 		— flamons
/fla.mɔ̃/ 		flamez
/fla.me/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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