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Fallout
/ˈfɑːl.aʊt/
Definition
1
Radioactive particles and debris produced by a nuclear explosion and falling to the ground as dust or ash.
2
The adverse or unpleasant consequences resulting from an action, event, or decision.
3
A popular post-apocalyptic video game franchise depicting life in a nuclear wasteland.
Examples
After binge-watching true crime docs, the fallout was me installing seven deadbolts on my door overnight.
The company's email hack had fallout so epic, even the interns were updating their résumés.
Dating app disasters often lead to fallout worse than a bad perm in the '80s.
In Fallout, scavenging for Nuka-Cola is the real post-apocalypse glow-up.