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Generally "nuke it" but occasionally zap make an appearance, microwave as a verb, and sometimes me-crow-wa-vay if I'm feeling extra
I've also used "nuke" but recently "irradiate" has been funnier.
Ooh, I'll try that one. Tbh, nuke isn't said for the funny. It's just what it was called when I was a kid. I never really considered it as a term until I was well into adulthood lol
It was probably said as a joke at some point, and just became normal.
The same way I've started using irradiate. It's technically accurate, but normally a word used in much more concerning context.
Hence, funny :D