- Not referring to the actual scientific happening, it metaphorically links the intensity of a nuclear bomb to the extreme behavior one is willing to do in order to get what one wants.
Nuclear
adjective; zero derivation
Acting in a manner relation to or characterized by extreme, often immoral and manipulative ways in order to achieve one's own end.
Etymology : A simple meaning and grammatical category change.
Source : "Don't make me go all nuclear on you!" Amanda from an Ugly Betty episode in October 2008.
Last modified: 5 December 2008