flame war
Example Sentences
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Just as important: Okja is a masterpiece that could draw a flame war, and has.
From The Verge • Jun. 26, 2017
On some corners of the Internet, it's a full-on flame war.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2017
Just about every discussion on the platform turns into a preening flame war, and just about any attempt to dive into substance is mocked by the platform’s cool kids.
From New York Times • May 18, 2016
It isn't such a fiery binary, though, Fey and Poehler are too awesome and grown up to launch into a flame war with someone nearly two decades younger than them.
From The Guardian • Mar. 9, 2013
Some subthreads will actually be in response to some off-the-cuff side comment, possibly degenerating into a flame war, or just as often evolving into a separate discussion.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
