flamebait
English
noun
Definitions
- (Internet slang) Content in an online forum, such as a newsgroup, with the intent of provoking anger, resulting in flames and sometimes flamewars.
Etymology
Compound from English flame + English bait.
Origin
English
bait
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aflame English
- antiflame English
- bait English
- baitable English
- baitcaster English
- baitcasting English
- baiter English
- baitest English
- baiteth English
- baitfish English
- baitholder English
- baithook English
- baitless English
- baitshop English
- baitware English
- baitwell English
- bearbait English
- candleflame English
- clickbait English
- crankbait English
- crowbait English
- dickbait English
- fishbait English
- flamage English
- flame English
- flame war English
- flameable English
- flameage 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
- fuckbait English
- gaybait English
- groundbait English
- hearthflame English
- inflame English
- jailbait English
- link bait English
- midflame English
- postflame English
- prebait English
- preflame English
- queerbait English
- ragebait English
- rebait English
- redbait English
- reflame English
- scambait English
- sharebait English
- shark bait English
- spinnerbait English
- spoonbait English
- stinkbait English
- swimbait English
- whitebait English
- bayte Middle English
- flawme Middle English
- bet Bislama
- bait
- flame
- flamy
- flamer
- baiter
- aflame
- rebait
- redbait
- baitest
- gaybait
- baiteth
- inflame
- reflame
- flamage
- prebait
- flameage
- ragebait
- bearbait
- fuckbait
- swimbait
- baitless
- scambait
- dickbait
- baithook
- baitware
- baitwell
- midflame
- preflame
- baitshop
- baitfish
- crowbait
- flameful
- flamelet
- fishbait
- jailbait
- baitable
- antiflame
- clickbait
- whitebait
- flameless
- stinkbait
- flamework
- link bait
- sharebait
- flamelike
- flameable
- spoonbait
- crankbait
- queerbait
- postflame
- flame war
- shark bait
- baitcaster
- flamelight
- groundbait
- flameproof
- baitholder
- hearthflame
- spinnerbait
- flameworker
- baitcasting
- flameworthy
- candleflame
- flamekeeper
- flamethrower
- flamethrowing