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An extended, escalating exchange of hostile personal attacks between multiple participants, where the original topic is completely abandoned in favor of ongoing mutual antagonism.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"That comment section turned into a full flame war within an hour."
LORE & ORIGIN
A natural extension of flaming once a single hostile exchange escalated into a sustained, multi-participant back-and-forth conflict.
FIRST SEEN
1984
PEAK POPULARITY
2026 (Social Media)
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Slang
EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
+1 AURA
TREND STATUS
↑ HIGH RISING FAST · MODERATE
CULTURE CATEGORY
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DOCUMENTED SINCE
1984
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