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A small, compact chunk or clump.countable
- a gold nugget
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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?
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A tidbit of something valuable.countable
- a nugget of wisdom
- a nugget of truth
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A small piece of tasty food, a tidbit.countable
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A type of boot polish.uncountable
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A bud from the Cannabis sativa plant, especially one that is potent.countable
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An inexperienced, newly trained fighter pilot.countableslang
- Jack stifled a smirk at the ensign's expressionless non-reaction. He'd been a nugget himself once, the new guy fresh from training.
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A partial description gleaned from data mining.countableuncountable
- We have previously said that the heuristic algorithms produce good nuggets for most classes and most λ values […]
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A person with no arms or legs; a basket case.countableoffensiveslang
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An item that is typically old and of dubious quality or poor condition.Australiacountableslang
nugget
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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.
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To smear a male's genitals or anus with boot polish or similar substance against his will.AustraliaNew-Zealandslang
- 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 s