Chernobylic

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, or like the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster or its aftermath.

    "Now, my grandpa knows Nazis. he saw quite a few of them in World War II―mostly down the barrel of a rifle. Listening to the Chernobylic reaction to Pat Buchanan coming from the media mainstream, Grandpa has begun to wonder if the panzers aren’t pushing toward our borders at this very minute."

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"Now, my grandpa knows Nazis. he saw quite a few of them in World War II―mostly down the barrel of a rifle. Listening to the Chernobylic reaction to Pat Buchanan coming from the media mainstream, Grandpa has begun to wonder if the panzers aren’t pushing toward our borders at this very minute."

Etymology

From Chernobyl + -ic.

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