flamer

English

Etymology

flame +‎ -er

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -eɪmə(r)

Noun

flamer (plural flamers)

  1. (colloquial, often derogatory) A very flamboyant ("flaming"), effeminate gay male.
  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.

French

Etymology

From English flame

Pronunciation
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Verb

flamer

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

Conjugation
Conjugation of flamer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle flamant
/fla.mɑ̃/
past participle flamé
/fla.me/
infinitive
simple flamer
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple flamant
/fla.mɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle 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 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).
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