phrase
General Slang
nuke it
· phrase · kitchen
Microwave it.
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Definitions
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Put it in the microwave. Said with varying levels of shame depending on the restaurant — a chef-driven spot will mutter it, a chain will yell it. Mostly used for reheating mash, melting butter fast, or salvaging something that came back cold.
“Two soups dying in the window — nuke them 30 seconds and resend.”
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Outside the kitchen, the same phrase means heat any food in the microwave. Standard American/British casual English since the 80s.
“Just nuke the leftovers, I can't be bothered to cook.”
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nuke it In A Sentence
Two soups dying in the window — nuke them 30 seconds and resend.
Just nuke the leftovers, I can't be bothered to cook.
Origin & Usage
Postwar nuclear-bomb metaphor; entered everyday English in the 1980s as microwaves went mainstream.
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