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Nugget
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- 1 A small, compact chunk or clump. countable
"a gold nugget"
- 2 a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth wordnet
- 3 A chicken nugget. countable
"By now, we hope you have said “no” to processed nuggets and fingers. Instead, how about taking some real chicken, tossing it with real eggs, a little tangy mustard, and a crunchy quinoa coating?"
- 4 A tidbit of something valuable. countable
"a nugget of wisdom"
- 5 A small piece of tasty food, a tidbit. countable
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- 6 A type of boot polish. uncountable
- 7 A bud from the Cannabis sativa plant, especially one that is potent. countable
- 8 An inexperienced, newly trained fighter pilot. countable, slang
"Jack stifled a smirk at the ensign's expressionless non-reaction. He'd been a nugget himself once, the new guy fresh from training."
- 9 A partial description gleaned from data mining. countable, uncountable
"We have previously said that the heuristic algorithms produce good nuggets for most classes and most λ values […]"
- 10 A person with no arms or legs; a basket case. countable, slang
- 11 An item that is typically old and of dubious quality or poor condition. Australia, countable, slang
- 1 To find nuggets (of something valuable)
"The other day, you are told, a fellow nuggetted ten or twenty pounds weight, and, of course, you see no reason why half a hundred weight might not be lying snugly ensconced awaiting the revelations of your pick."
- 2 To smear a male's genitals or anus with boot polish or similar substance against his will. Australia, New-Zealand, slang
"Among the complaints to Dart, “blackballing” or “nuggetting” was the most common form of sexual abuse carried out by recruits, and referred to a boy being forcibly held down “while boot polish, toothpaste or another substance was forcibly smeared on his genitals or anal area, sometimes with a hard brush.”"
Etymology
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.
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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