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nuked and paved

nuked and paved is the simple past and past participle of nuke and pave.

Meaning of nuke and pave

Verb

nuke and pave (third-person singular simple present nukes and paves, present participle nuking and paving, simple past and past participle nuked and paved)

  1. (slang) To wipe a computer's hard disk and reinstall everything, as a drastic fix for problems.
    • I'm so sorry, I was hoping that we could see each other . . . there is a solution to this, when you are here, before you go back, I can take my computer in and get it nuked and paved.2009, T. G. Diamond, My Darling Davis, how real is your love?, page 290

Questions about nuked and paved

What is nuked and paved the simple past and past participle of?
Nuked and paved is the simple past and past participle of nuke and pave.

Words near nuked and paved in the dictionary

  1. nuke plant
  2. nuke plants
  3. nuke the fridge
  4. nukeable
  5. nuked
  6. nuked and paved
  7. nuked it from orbit
  8. nuked it out
  9. nuked the fridge
  10. nukelike
  11. nuker

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