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verb · transitive

tacnuke

tacnuke · tacnukes · tacnuked · tacnuking

To use a tactical nuclear weapon on a targetTo use a tactical nuclear weapon on a target.

Meaning

2 senses

(US, colloquial, transitive)To use a tactical nuclear weapon on a target.
(US, colloquial, figuratively, transitive)To destroy or erase completely.

Origin

Blend of tactical + nuke.

Blend of tactical + nuke.

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Forms

tacnukes, tacnuking, tacnuked, tacnuked

Base form	tacnuke · to tacnuke
3rd person singular	tacnukes
Present participle	tacnuking
Past simple	tacnuked
Past participle	tacnuked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	tacnuke
he, she, it	tacnukes

Past simpleLesson

all persons

tacnuked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have tacnuked
he, she, it	has tacnuked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will tacnuke

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

tackB2 tackleB2 tacky taco tactC1

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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