by TheTruthfulGuy April 22, 2018
"The point directly above, below, or at which a nuclear explosion occurs" (Merriam-Webster). Recently thanks to a load of rhetoric from our idiot newscasters, the meaning has been horribly trivialized.
Hiroshima (80,000 deaths from the explosion + additional 60,000 deaths from radiation poisoning) is a "ground zero". Nagasaki (120,000 deaths total) is a "ground zero". The World Trade Center (2749 deaths) is NOT a "ground zero". So stop calling it that.
Hiroshima (80,000 deaths from the explosion + additional 60,000 deaths from radiation poisoning) is a "ground zero". Nagasaki (120,000 deaths total) is a "ground zero". The World Trade Center (2749 deaths) is NOT a "ground zero". So stop calling it that.
IDIOT: My uncle visited ground zero.
SMART GUY: Really? Your uncle went to Japan?
IDIOT: wtf is a Japan?
SMART GUY: Really? Your uncle went to Japan?
IDIOT: wtf is a Japan?
by Brendie December 12, 2006
The epicenter of a disaster or explosion.
Currently, the term is most commonly used in reference to the location of the World Trade Center after the September 11th attacks.
Currently, the term is most commonly used in reference to the location of the World Trade Center after the September 11th attacks.
by Meggo May 18, 2004
by magic stars May 17, 2004
Dude, that is nasty!
Yeah bro, and you're just getting the second-hand smoke. It's 10 times worse at ground zero.
Yeah bro, and you're just getting the second-hand smoke. It's 10 times worse at ground zero.
by jeremyf September 25, 2007
An interfaith religious community center that is to be located two blocks away from Ground Zero. Some people think that the location is insensitive because it is a house of worship for Muslims and extremist Muslims attacked us on 9-11-01. Almost everyone who supports it is UN-American because they believe in freedom of religion for Muslims that haven't the slightest connection with Al-Qaeda.
Hey Bob, do you believe that the Ground Zero Mosque should be built? Hell no, its a victory for the terrorists.
by bbare89 September 26, 2010
Reference to controversial plan to build a Mosque and "community center" in New York City, near the site of Ground Zero. The controversy and outrage comes from the 9/11 terrorist attacks involving Muslims and the victims' families still in mourning. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the man behind the plan, is either extremely insensitive to the 9/11 victims or a truly obscene terrorist sympathizer!
Many people were rightfully appalled when the Ground Zero Mosque received approval from the NYC building commission! Whether intentional or not, the location of Rauf's planned Mosque is really a bad idea.
by Charles_U_Farley August 21, 2010