Antinuke
adj, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 One who opposes nuclear weapons. informal
"But when the antinukes quote this study, they do not tell anybody that it's been discredited."
- 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 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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