nuggie

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnʊɡi/, /ˈnʌɡi/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ʊɡi, -ʌɡi

Noun

nuggie (plural nuggies)

1. Alternative form of noogie (“head-rubbing prank”)

Etymology 2

Clipping of nugget +‎ -ie.

Alternative forms

• nuggy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nʌɡi/
• Rhymes: -ʌɡi

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

nuggie (plural nuggies)

1. (slang or childish) A chicken nugget.

   Synonym: nug

   • 2010, Edward Ugel, I'm with Fatty: Losing Fifty Pounds in Fifty Miserable Weeks, page 148:

     I was baking some chicken nuggets in the toaster oven. They smelled divine. […] Now they were popping edamame (another favorite) while I finished up making the nuggies and pasta.