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Flaming may refer to:

  • Anything set aflame or on fire
  • Flaming (Internet), the act of posting deliberately hostile messages on the Internet
  • Fläming, a region in Germany
  • Flaming, flamer and flamboyant are potentially pejorative adjectives for a gay man or LGBT person whose behavior is reflected in a stereotypical flamboyancy, manner or style (see also gay culture and camp) but also refers to anyone seen as showy, outrageous, eccentric or unique stylistically.[1] This is in reference to the ancient practice of burning gays at the stake.[1]
  • "Flaming", a song by Pink Floyd from their album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
  • The Flaming Lips, an American music group founded in 1983
  • Flaming beverage, various kinds of fire-ignited alcoholic beverages
  • Flamethrower, a mechanical device designed to project a long controllable stream of fire

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