flame bait

noun

A deliberately provocative posting intended to start a flame war.

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Meanings

nounflame bait (uncountable)
  1. InternetdateduncountableA deliberately provocative posting intended to start a flame war.
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APA

flame bait. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flame%20bait

MLA

“flame bait.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flame%20bait. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flame bait,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flame%20bait.

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