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mininuke

American

[min-ee-nook, -nyook] / ˈmɪn iˌnuk, -ˌnyuk /

noun

Informal.

a low-powered nuclear device.

Etymology

Origin of mininuke

First recorded in 1970–75; mini- + nuke

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