Meaning of McNuke | Babel Free

Definitions

A hypothetical, commercially available nuclear bomb.

humorous, informal

Examples

“Mr. Speaker, China and Russia have⟳ nukes; India and Pakistan have⟳ nukes; Russia, Iran, and North Korea have⟳ nukes. Everybody has nukes. It is so bad, reports now say⟳ that McDonald’s is developing the McNuke.”

“Everybody has nukes. It is so bad, reports now say⟳ that McDonald's is developing the McNuke.”

“Well, even though I am an evil Amerikan retentionistae, I have⟳ to admit⟳ that the thought of a McNuked McFoodstand is delightful indeed. One down, about five thousand to go...”

“Smooth thinking, Rich! Perhaps a few dozen Russian nuclear scientist can go to work⟳ for Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, or Argentina if McDonalds^([sic]) stops taking applications. Just think⟳, the McNuke! You want⟳ fries with that?”

“This is precisely the type⟳ of discussion we need⟳ to have⟳. There is "gun control⟳" and there is "gun control⟳." A strong case - which I made repeatedly and successfully - can be made for the right of self-defense through gun ownership. Going from this to an absolute refusal to even discuss⟳ things like⟳ red flags, large capacity mags, bump stocks...not to mention⟳ automatic weapons, RPGs, McNukes...means an end⟳ of discussion for a huge number⟳ of people. This is what he means by "pragmatic."”

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