Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗A nuclear weapon. · Something that destroys or negates, especially on a catastrophic scale. · A nuclear power station. · A vessel such as a ship or submarine running on nuclear power.
To use a nuclear weapon on (a target). · To destroy or erase completely. · To carry out a denial-of-service attack against (an IRC user). · To maliciously destroy an online community or chat server (especially on Discord) by mass-deleting channels, roles, and messages, or by mass-banning members, often using an automated script or bot.
Clipping of nuclear weapon. The verb is derived from the noun.
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