"nuke it out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: nukes it out [present, singular, third-person], nuking it out [participle, present], nuked it out [participle, past], nuked it out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} nuke it out (third-person singular simple present nukes it out, present participle nuking it out, simple past and past participle nuked it out)
  1. (slang) To overthink a problem; to apply an overcomplicated solution to a problem. Tags: slang
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