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[-] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 day ago

I've also used "nuke" but recently "irradiate" has been funnier.

[-] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago

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

[-] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

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

this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2025
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