1
: a solid lump
especially
: a native lump of precious metal
2
: tidbit sense 2
nuggets of wisdom
3
: a small usually rounded piece of food
chicken nuggets
Examples of nugget in a Sentence
nuggets of beef in the chow mein
a seemingly inconsequential nugget of information that proved to be the key to cracking the case
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The chicken caviar nuggets are $35 with nine grams of caviar and $60 with 18 grams of caviar.
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The hat yai chicken nuggets ($9) are marinated and served with a sweet & sour dip made of fish sauce, white peppercorn and cilantro stems.
—Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
Fried foods: Fast food items like french fries and chicken nuggets are high in cholesterol.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 17 Mar. 2025
The nuggets, of which PEOPLE got an early taste in December, are made from all-white meat chicken, marinated in jalapeño buttermilk and tossed in a mixture of breadcrumbs and tortilla chips.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The hat yai chicken nuggets ($9) are marinated and served with a sweet & sour dip made of fish sauce, white peppercorn and cilantro stems.
—Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
Fried foods: Fast food items like french fries and chicken nuggets are high in cholesterol.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 17 Mar. 2025
The nuggets, of which PEOPLE got an early taste in December, are made from all-white meat chicken, marinated in jalapeño buttermilk and tossed in a mixture of breadcrumbs and tortilla chips.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Nugget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nugget. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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nugget
noun
nug·get
ˈnəg-ət 
: a solid lump especially of precious metal
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