Antinuke

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who opposes nuclear weapons. informal

    "But when the antinukes quote this study, they do not tell anybody that it's been discredited."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Opposed to nuclear weapons.

    ""Dig a Hole in the Ground or How to Prosper During the Coming Nuclear War" is one of the most effective anti-nuke sonngs that I have heard in the '80s."

  2. 2
    Opposed to nuclear power.

    "Holly Near […] interpreter for the deaf Susan Freudlich […] and pianist J. T. Thomas […] appeared in Bostonr Nov. 28 as part of a national tour aimed at educating people about nuclear power. […] The concert was introduced by Dr. Helen Caldicott (left) author of Nuclear Madness and a founder of the anti-nuke movement in Australia."

Example

More examples

""Dig a Hole in the Ground or How to Prosper During the Coming Nuclear War" is one of the most effective anti-nuke sonngs that I have heard in the '80s."

Etymology

From anti- + nuke.

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