truth nuke
/tɹuθ nuk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A sudden revelation of devastating and undeniably true information.
Example Sentences
- "The governor's reputation was tarnished after an anonymous blogger dropped a truth nuke exposing her network of shadowy allies."
- "It's barbaric what they do to our children. And don't get me started onthe shots so early in this book. But trust me, I'll be dropping some truth nukes on that calamity as well."
- "Alas, [David] Burge devolved into a raving NeverTrumper, but this gem nevertheless remains a 100-megaton truth nuke."
- "Jfc ya boi out here dropping truth nukes"
- "Vivek Ramaswamy calls out all three candidates for turning on Trump after using him for money and endorsements and then drops truth nukes 🔥"
- "A truth nuke is that communism is best in a small culturally homogenous community that treats each other well, and that capitalism is best when large groups of these communities trade."
Etymology
A modification of truth bomb, from the notion of such information being as powerful as a nuclear bomb. The term is recorded from 2009, when a website TruthNuke.com was created, and was mainly used in right-wing circles on 4chan and Twitter before reaching virality in 2024.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /tɹuθ nuk/