nuked

Reheated very quickly

Nuked means destroyed with nuclear weapons, but the word appears far more often in casual contexts.

To nuke food is to microwave it: I'll just nuke some leftovers.

To nuke something in gaming or computing is to wipe it out completely: I accidentally nuked my save file.

The word captures both the speed and totality of destruction.

gaming

killed

Caused to die

  • fraggedMurdered by fellow soldier
  • ownedPossessed legally
  • pwnedUtterly defeated, gaming slang

dominated · wrecked · destroyed · one-shot · headshot · KO · rekt · obliterated · crushed · steamrolled

destroyed

obliterated

Utterly and completely destroyed

eradicated · pulverized · decimated · vaporized · blasted · razed · shattered · totaled · wrecked · ruined

radioactive

fallout

Post-blast atmospheric particles

atomic · fission · Hiroshima · Nagasaki · isotopes · plutonium · uranium · half-life · cesium · strontium

microwaved

reheated

Made food warm again

microwave · instant · convenience · popcorn · steam · ping · splattered

warfare

ICBM

Ocean-spanning nuclear delivery system

deterrence · strategic · tactical · bomber · preemptive · retaliation · stockpile · nonproliferation · disarmament · Pentagon

Opposites
destruction/preservation

nukedsaved

Kept from loss

preserved · backed up · protected · built · created

COOKING METHOD (microwave slang)

nukedslow-cooked

Prepared with prolonged heat

braised · simmered · roasted · stewed · baked

digital/data destruction

nukedsaved

Kept from loss

backed up · preserved · archived · restored · recovered

Phrases
Family

nuke, nukes, nuking

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG