Nuke

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1950s: abbreviation of nuclear.

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Clipping of  nuclear weapon. [1] The verb is derived from the noun. [2]

Clipping of  nuc(leus)

See nucha. [3]

See nook. [4]

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nuke (n.)

short for nuclear weapon, 1959, U.S. military slang (see nuclear). The verb is attested from 1962; the slang sense of "to cook in a microwave oven" is by 1987. Related: Nuked; nuking.