nuclear football

Meanings

nounnuclear football (plural nuclear footballs)

Synonym of football (“the leather briefcase containing classified nuclear war plans which is always near the US President”)
Synonyms: football

nounSynonym of football (“the leather briefcase containing classified nuclear war plans which is always near the US President”)

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APA

nuclear football. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear%20football

MLA

“nuclear football.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear%20football. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nuclear football,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear%20football.