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nuking

[nook, nyook] Origin

nuke

[nook, nyook] noun, adjective, verb, nuked, nuk·ing. Informal.
noun
1.
a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon.
2.
a nuclear power plant or nuclear reactor.
3.
nuclear energy: to convert from coal to nuke.
adjective
4.
of or pertaining to a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon or to a nuclear plant.

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Nuking is always a great word to know.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
verb (used with object)
5.
to attack, defeat, or destroy with or as if with nuclear weapons.
6.
Slang. to cook or bake in a microwave oven.

Origin:
1945–50; by shortening and respelling
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Word Origin & History

nuke
short for nuclear weapon, 1959, U.S. military slang (see nuclear). The verb is attested from 1962; the sense of "to cook in a microwave oven" is from 1987.
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nuke (oneself) definition

[n(j)uk...]
  1. tv.
    to tan oneself at a tanning salon. : I nuke myself once a week in the spring so I will be ready for the summer bikini season.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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