("treed-va-a-deen")(n.) 1. Cold war nostalgia; 2. Fear of nuclear war (or, more recently, of nuclear terrorism); 3. by extension, the awful certainty that something cataclysmic is going to occur, but not knowing when (like the nuclear war we were all sure was going to incinerate everyone back in the 50s and 60s). (adj.) 4. of or pertaining to the cold war or its manifestations (bomb-shelters, McCarthyist witch hunts, and lots of military buildup and experimentation. (v.) 5. to carry one's fear of nuclear war, accidents, or terrorism to the point of a full-blown phobia affecting every part of one's life and making day-to-day activity virtually impossible; 6. (imperative) "Duck and Cover!" (From the Russian "three-two-one.")
Примеры использования:
"Holy cow! All these weapons ... what is this, your personal armory?" "You betcha. I'm gonna be ready when the terrorists get serious." "Aren't you being, I don't know, sorta tri-dva-adeen?" | The paradigmatic tri-dva-adeen was the Cuban Missile Crisis in October of 1962.
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