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Dr. Strangeloves

Dr. Strangeloves is the plural of Dr. Strangelove.

Meaning of Dr. Strangelove

Noun

Dr. Strangelove (plural Dr. Strangeloves)

  1. Someone who is likely to launch a nuclear attack or otherwise destroy the world.
    • When it was important in 1969 for Henry Kissinger to gain a reputation as a “secret swinger” to create a Dr. Strangelove reputation and provide cover for secret trips, he would appeal to White House wags and their friends (Richard Moore, television producer Paul Keyes, and this writer) for lines...2008, William Safire, Safire's Political Dictionary, →ISBN, page 654

Questions about Dr. Strangeloves

What is Dr. Strangeloves the plural of?
Dr. Strangeloves is the plural of Dr. Strangelove.

Words near Dr. Strangeloves in the dictionary

  1. Dr. Moriarty
  2. Dr. Pepper
  3. Dr. Peppers
  4. Dr. Strangelove
  5. Dr. Strangelove syndrome
  6. Dr. Strangeloves
  7. Dr. Watson
  8. Dr. Watson-ish
  9. Dr. Watsonish
  10. dr. wt.
  11. Dr.DES.

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