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ground zero
noun- the centre of action US
From the lingo of atomic weapons, literally meaning “the ground where a bomb explodes”. - “Ground zero,” said Heff, shaking out his soaking jacket. — Richard Farina, Been Down So Long, p. 112, 1966
- a back-to-basics condition from which a recommencement or restructuring may be developed UK, 2001
Figurative, from sense as a “centre of targeted destruction”. - Radio 1 embarked on a ground zero policy in the 1990s, recreating itself as a yoof [...] station for 15- to 24-year olds[.] — The Sunday Times, p. 13, 23 June 2002
- an untidy bedroom US
Described in The Times, 23 March 2002, as “teenspeak” and “an example of post-Sept 11[2001] ‘terror humour’”. - Their bedrooms are "ground zero." Translation? A total mess. — The Washington Post, 19 March 2002
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