asbestos adj. [common] Used as a modifier to anything intended to protect one from flames;

asbestos adj.

[common] Used as a modifier to anything
intended to protect one from flames; also in other highly
flame-suggestive usages. See, for example, asbestos longjohns

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• asbestos: adj. Used as a modifier to anything intended to protect one from {flame}s;
  also in other highly {flame}-suggestive usages....
• asbestos longjohns n. Notional garments donned by Usenet posters just before emitting a remark they expect will elicit flamage.
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• asbestos longjohns: n. Notional garments donned by {USENET} posters just before emitting a remark they expect will elicit {flamage}.
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• flame bait: n. A posting intended to trigger a {flame war},
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• NOMEX underwear: /noh'meks uhn'-der-weir/ [USENET] n.
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• Fire protection:
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