tacnuke

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tac-nuke
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Meaning

noun

A tactical nuclear weapon.

Slang

verb

To use a tactical nuclear weapon on a target.

American usage; Colloquial; Transitive verb

verb

To destroy or erase completely.

American usage; Colloquial; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Probably it would go as this: the Soviets attack with as little warning as possible in a holiday with a massive BC assault together with their mechanized wave. Maybe a tacnuke or two (or two dozens) are exchanged between WARPACT and NATO troops in Germany and Turkey (i'm thinking of the Thrace area). After 2-3 weeks either the Soviets reach the Rhine and ask for an armistice or the war stalemates and ask for an armistice."

Etymology

Blend of tactical + nuke.

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Inflected Forms

tacnukes (plural) tac-nuke (alternative) tac nuke (alternative) tacnukes (present, singular) tacnuking (participle, present) tacnuked (participle, past) tacnuked (past)