dahmum

( /dah´mum/, n.)

   [Usenet]  The  material  of which protracted {flame war}s, especially
   those  about  operating systems, is composed. Homeomorphic to {spam}.
   The  term  dahmum  is  derived  from  the  name  of a militant {OS/2}
   advocate,   and   originated   when   an   extensively   cross-posted
   OS/2-versus-{Linux} debate was fed through {Dissociated Press}.

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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {flamage}]