English Explanatory Dictionary

truth nuke

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sudden revelation of devastating and undeniably true information.

Pronunciation

/tɹuθ nuk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-truth nuke.wav

Word forms

truth nuke truth nukes trvth nvke

Etymology

A modification of truth bomb, from the notion of such information being as powerful as a nuclear bomb. The term is recorded from 2009, when a website TruthNuke.com was created, and was mainly used in right-wing circles on 4chan and Twitter before reaching virality in 2024.

Synonyms

truth bomb trvke
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