flamer — ozdic

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noun

1

A very flamboyant ("flaming"), effeminate gay male.

The thinking is Ralston's gay—lots of us Fifth Squadders think he's gay. Me, I think he is, and it don't bother me any. You's queer, you's queer. So he's a flamer—big deal. Or maybe he's a switch-hitter, a bisexual. Who knows?

2

One who flames, or posts vitriolic criticism.

Send a note to the flamer. Tell him that his message was inappropriate. Request that he refrain from posting anything like it again.

3

A fireball.

A Navy fighter was on the tail of a Jap dive bomber that was headed for the ships in the bay, and he nailed him at about 5,000 feet and made a flamer of him.

Fellows who didn't enjoy their breakfast unless they'd crept up behind some foolish Hun, put twenty rounds in his petrol tank and made a flamer of him.

name

1

A surname from German.

Collocations

2

ADJ.

big

VERB + FLAMER

made, note

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The thinking is Ralston's gay—lots of us Fifth Squadders think he's gay. Me, I think he is, and it don't bother me any. You's queer, you's queer. So he's a flamer—big deal. Or maybe he's a switch-hitt

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Send a note to the flamer. Tell him that his message was inappropriate. Request that he refrain from posting anything like it again.

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A Navy fighter was on the tail of a Jap dive bomber that was headed for the ships in the bay, and he nailed him at about 5,000 feet and made a flamer of him.

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