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mininuke

[ min-ee-nook, -nyook ]

noun

, Informal.
  1. a low-powered nuclear device.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mininuke1

First recorded in 1970–75; mini- + nuke
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Example Sentences

If the Russians seem to believe the nonsense they’re spouting, if they do believe they can lob a mininuke at Europe and make us back off, is it enough simply to wave them away and insist that we have all the firepower we need to deter them?

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