dictionary flame n. [Usenet] An attempt to sidetrack a debate away from issues by insisting on meanings for key terms that presuppose a desired conclusion or smuggle in an implicit premise.

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• dictionary flame n. [Usenet] An attempt to sidetrack a debate away from issues by insisting on meanings for key terms that presuppose a desired conclusion or smuggle in an implicit premise.
  A common tactic of people who prefer argument over...
• spelling flame: [USENET] n. A posting ostentatiously correcting a previous article's spelling as a way of casting scorn on the point the article was trying to make,
  instead of actually responding to that point (compare...
• spelling flame n. // [Usenet] A posting ostentatiously correcting a previous article's spelling as a way of casting scorn on the point the article was trying to make,
  instead of actually responding to that point (compare...
• holy wars: [from {USENET}, but may predate it] n. {flame war}s over {religious issues}.
  The paper by Danny Cohen that popularized the terms...
• holy wars n. [from Usenet, but may predate it; common] n.
  flame wars over religious issues. The paper by...
• flamer: n. One who habitually {flame}s. Said esp. of obnoxious {USENET} personalities.
  The AI Hackers...
• dahmum /dah'mum/ n. [Usenet] The material of which protracted flame wars,
  especially those about operating systems, is composed...
• Keep away from fire or
  flame...
• flame war n. [common] (var. `flamewar') An acrimonious dispute,
  especially when conducted on a public electronic...