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nugget.

A small, compact chunk or clump.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnʌɡət/

  1. A small, compact chunk or clump.

    countable
    a gold nugget

  2. A chicken nugget.

    countable

  3. A tidbit of something valuable.

    countable
    a nugget of wisdom
    a nugget of truth

  4. A small piece of tasty food, a tidbit.

    countable

  5. A type of boot polish.

    uncountable

  6. A bud from the Cannabis sativa plant, especially one that is potent.

    countable

  7. An inexperienced, newly trained fighter pilot.

    countable · slang

  8. A partial description gleaned from data mining.

    countable · uncountable

  9. A person with no arms or legs; a basket case.

    countable · offensive · slang

  10. An item that is typically old and of dubious quality or poor condition.

    Australia · countable · slang
Where this word comes from

Uncertain, first attested in reference to animals & people in Scotland and in reference to ore chunks in Australia. Possibly from southern English nug (“lump, block”) or Scottish knudge/nudge (“short, sturdy person or animal”) + -et (“forming diminutives”) or from rebracketed alteration of an ingot as a ni(n)got.

verb/ˈnʌɡət/

  1. To find nuggets (of something valuable)

  2. To smear a male's genitals or anus with boot polish or similar substance against his will.

    Australia · New-Zealand · slang
Where this word comes from

Uncertain, first attested in reference to animals & people in Scotland and in reference to ore chunks in Australia. Possibly from southern English nug (“lump, block”) or Scottish knudge/nudge (“short, sturdy person or animal”) + -et (“forming diminutives”) or from rebracketed alteration of an ingot as a ni(n)got.

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