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flame bait
English
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Etymology
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From
flame
+
-bait
(
manipulation to elicit a particular response
)
.
Noun
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flamebait
(
uncountable
)
(
Internet
slang
)
Content in an
online
forum, such as a
newsgroup
, with the intent of provoking
anger
, resulting in
flames
and sometimes
flamewars
.