MICROWAVE OVEN
NOUNS
► NUKE AND PUKE a microwave meal → 1990 US students’ sl.
► NUKER a microwave oven → 1989 US students’ sl.
VERBS
► NUKE to cook or warm-up food in a microwave-oven → 1987 sl.
► ZAP to heat something up in a microwave oven → 1977 US sl.
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