McNuke
McNuke noun: a hypothetical, commercially available nuclear bomb.
Noun
McNuke (plural McNukes)
- A hypothetical, commercially available nuclear bomb.
- Mr. Speaker, China and Russia have nukes; India and Pakistan have nukes; Russia, Iran, and North Korea have nukes. Everybody has nukes. It is so bad, reports now say that McDonald’s is developing the McNuke.1999 October 14, James Traficant, quotee, “CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE”, in Congressional Record, volume 145, number 139, page 2, column 2
- Everybody has nukes. It is so bad, reports now say that McDonald's is
developing the McNuke.1999 October 15, no...@house.gov, “1999CRH10036B EVERYBODY HAS NUKES”, in gov.us.fed.congress.record.house (Usenet)
Forms of McNuke
| plural | McNukes |
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Origin of McNuke
From Mc- + nuke; a McDonaldsesque rendering of the word nuke to imply its ubiquitous and unconditional availability.
Questions about McNuke
- What does McNuke mean?
- McNuke means a hypothetical, commercially available nuclear bomb.
- What part of speech is McNuke?
- McNuke is a noun.
- What is the plural of McNuke?
- The plural of McNuke is McNukes.
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