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."”

CEFR level