nuke
Pronunciation: /njuːk/
The English word “nuke” has 15 meanings listed here.
noun
- A nuclear weapon.
- Something that destroys or negates, especially on a catastrophic scale.
- A nuclear power station.
- A vessel such as a ship or submarine running on nuclear power.
- A person (such as a sailor in a navy or a scientist) who works with nuclear weapons or nuclear power.
- A cautionary flag placed on a release to label it as "bad" for some reason or another (e.g., being a dupe of a previous release or containing malware).
- A microwave oven.
- A spell, item or ability that does a large amount of damage over a short period of time.
verb
- To use a nuclear weapon on (a target).
- To destroy or erase completely.
- To carry out a denial-of-service attack against (an IRC user).
- To maliciously destroy an online community or chat server (especially on Discord) by mass-deleting channels, roles, and messages, or by mass-banning members, often using an automated script or bot.
- To expose to some form of radiation.
- To cook in a microwave oven.
- To overanalyze or despair unduly over something.
Etymology
Clipping of nuclear weapon. The verb is derived from the noun.
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