megadode

Dutch

FWOTD – 4 December 2020

Etymology

From mega- (“mega-, SI prefix for a factor one million”) +‎ dode (“death, dead person, fatality”), calque of English megadeath.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.ɣaːˌdoː.də/
• Hyphenation: me‧ga‧do‧de

Noun

megadode m or f (plural megadoden)

1. megadeath (one million deaths, esp. in the context of nuclear war)
   • 1967, De Nieuwe stem, volume 22, page 227:

     Hij refereert aan Marx' oproep tot de proletariërs van alle landen: ”Megadoden aller landen, verenigt u”.

     He refers to Marx's appeal to the proletarians of all countries: "Megadeaths of all countries, unite."

   • 2005, De gids, page 653:

     De megadode, enkelvoud, bracht de illusie van de voerbare kernoorlog weer in het discours.

     The megadeath, singular, brought the illusion of a wageable nuclear war back into the discourse.