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nukewar

nukewar noun: a situation where a single release is nuked or unnuked more than four times in total.

Noun

nukewar (plural nukewars)

  1. A situation where a single release is nuked or unnuked more than four times in total.
    • When a release is not in accordance with rules, it can be made invalid. This is calling ‘nuking’. A nuke based on non existent rules or made up reasons can be undone – this is called and^([sic]) un-nuke. If the same release is getting nuked and un-nuked multiple times, it’s referred to as a Nukewar.2009 June 12, TEAM FILEnetworks, “Scene NukeWars : Funniest nuke reasons ever”, in FILEnetworks Blog, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2021

Forms of nukewar

pluralnukewars

Origin of nukewar

From nuke + war.

Questions about nukewar

What does nukewar mean?
Nukewar means a situation where a single release is nuked or unnuked more than four times in total.
What part of speech is nukewar?
Nukewar is a noun.
What is the plural of nukewar?
The plural of nukewar is nukewars.

Words near nukewar in the dictionary

  1. nukes and paves
  2. nukes it from orbit
  3. nukes it out
  4. nukes the fridge
  5. nukespeak
  6. nukewar
  7. nukewars
  8. nukige
  9. nukiges
  10. nuking
  11. nuking and paving

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