@Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 3 days agoWhen we microwave in our house we say we're going to "zap it". What do you say?message-square49fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down13
arrow-up152arrow-down1message-squareWhen we microwave in our house we say we're going to "zap it". What do you say?@Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 3 days agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squareDharma Curious (he/him)linkfedilink3•3 days agoOoh, I’ll try that one. Tbh, nuke isn’t said for the funny. It’s just what it was called when I was a kid. I never really considered it as a term until I was well into adulthood lol
minus-squareMentalEdgelinkfedilink2•3 days agoIt was probably said as a joke at some point, and just became normal. The same way I’ve started using irradiate. It’s technically accurate, but normally a word used in much more concerning context. Hence, funny :D
Ooh, I’ll try that one. Tbh, nuke isn’t said for the funny. It’s just what it was called when I was a kid. I never really considered it as a term until I was well into adulthood lol
It was probably said as a joke at some point, and just became normal.
The same way I’ve started using irradiate. It’s technically accurate, but normally a word used in much more concerning context.
Hence, funny :D