alt.flamer

noun

A participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.flame.

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Meanings

nounalt.flamer (plural alt.flamers)

plural alt.flamers

  1. InternetA participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.flame.

    1992: The current alt.flamer with the longest tenure first posts to alt.flame.

    2005 December 19, The U.S. Constitution, “On why every Bawler is a rank newbie”, in alt.troll (Usenet), retrieved 17 May 2022
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    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?

    1996 February 12, Andrew W Beckwith, “What the hell? An alt.flamer moderating alt.bigfoot?????????????”, in alt.flame (Usenet), retrieved 17 May 2022

    How about alt.flamer with the worst joke-book? ANS. Alt.flamer most often *plonked* by ANS. Dobbs.

    1999 November 16, Kerro, “First word about the 1999 alt.flame Awards”, in alt.flame (Usenet), retrieved 17 May 2022

Origin

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

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