tacnuke

English

Alternative forms

• tac-nuke, tac nuke

Etymology

Blend of tactical +‎ nuke.

Noun

tacnuke (plural tacnukes)

1. (military, slang) A tactical nuclear weapon.

   Synonym: tactical nuke

   • 2018 October 16, El_Presidente, “Reply to "WW3 in the late 80s: How long does the munition last?"”, in alternatehistory.com‎^[1], archived from the original on 21 February 2021:

     Probably it would go as this: the Soviets attack with as little warning as possible in a holiday with a massive BC assault together with their mechanized wave. Maybe a tacnuke or two (or two dozens) are exchanged between WARPACT and NATO troops in Germany and Turkey (i'm thinking of the Thrace area). After 2-3 weeks either the Soviets reach the Rhine and ask for an armistice or the war stalemates and ask for an armistice.

Verb

tacnuke (third-person singular simple present tacnukes, present participle tacnuking, simple past and past participle tacnuked)

1. (transitive, chiefly US, colloquial) To use a tactical nuclear weapon on a target.
2. (transitive, chiefly US, colloquial, figuratively) To destroy or erase completely.

Anagrams

• nutcake