nuggy

English

Etymology 1

Noun

nuggy (plural nuggies)

1. Alternative form of noogie (“head-rubbing prank”).
   • 2005, Mark A. Roeder, Outfield Menace, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 10:

     He jumped up, got me in a headlock and gave me a nuggy.

   • 2006, Gerard Telmosse, The Mountain, Lulu Press, Inc., →ISBN, pages 69 and 140:

     You will have a nuggy that will hurt until third period. […] “In fact, now that I think of it I’m still going to ground you for a month. No make that a year,” he was saying as he grabbed Matt in a half Nelson and started to give him a nuggy.

   • 2007, James Gerdeman, Jimmy, Lulu.com, →ISBN:

     He gave me a nuggy. This was a rub on the head with a knuckle from his finger. I never like the nuggy.

   • 2010, Marcus Steele, Broken Promises, Xlibris, →ISBN:

     His younger brother always liked to rib him a little; Hawke put his younger, though taller, sibling in a gentle choke hold and gave him a nuggy . . . something he had done since childhood . . .

   • 2012, Terry O’Reilly, Ricky, Queerteen Press, →ISBN:

     He put his arm around Dave’s neck and gave him a nuggy with his other hand.

   • 2016, Rob Urbinati, Play Readings: A Complete Guide for Theatre Practitioners, Focal Press, →ISBN:

     Belen gives him a nuggy. Belen can perform this action with a gesture (although the playwright or director might need to explain to Belen exactly what a “nuggy” is) (see Photograph 8.10).

   • 2017, Wayne Ventura, Schumacher, Lulu.com, →ISBN:

     Belphegor gave me a nuggy then he lightly slapped me in the face.

   • 2017, Naomi Fell, Tequila And Chestnut, Club Lighthouse Publishing, →ISBN:

     "But I bet none of you can get more air than this guy here," he challenged, giving Isaac a nuggy.

   • 2018, Beem Weeks, Strange Hwy: Short Stories, Fresh Ink Group, →ISBN:

     Danny hurtles the back of the sofa, snatches his sister in a chokehold, and works a serious nuggy into her head.

   • 2018 July 11, Jerome Christenson, “An ode to the plastic straw”, in La Crosse Tribune, volume 115, number 57, La Crosse, Wis., →ISSN, page B2, column 4:

     Now for any mid-century boy worth his Keds, mastery of the pea-shooter was a skill on a par with tree fort construction, delivering a satisfactory nuggy, and frying ants with sunshine and a magnifying glass.

   • 2019, Cynthia D’Alba, Hot SEAL, Alaskan Nights, Riante, Inc., →ISBN:

     Patrick grabbed Levi’s head for a nuggy, but their mother moved in to separate them.

   • 2021, Samuel Elliott, ASBO Teacher: An Irreverent Guide to Surviving in Challenging Classrooms, Crown House Publishing, →ISBN:

     ‘[…] How would you feel if I gave you a nuggy?’ I reached out to the matted clump of hair on his head like I was knocking a door.

   • 2022, Andrew Angelo, Winter Hill: Dreams of Flight, Austin Macauley Publishers, →ISBN:

     A punch on the arm, head lock, a ‘nuggy’, shoving and pushing was the normal pattern of a boy’s behavior with their friends as they entered the buildings at Northeastern Jr. High School.

Etymology 2

Clipping of nugget + -y.

Noun

nuggy (plural nuggies)

1. Alternative form of nuggie (“chicken nugget”).
   • 2014 May 18, Daniel Hrynick, “Universal Crossword: Rising through the ranks”, in Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, B.C., →ISSN, page D7, column 4:

     113 Chicken nuggy shape [answer: DINO]

   • 2022, Taymour Soomro, chapter 1, in Other Names for Love, London: Vintage, →ISBN, part I:

     The man continued naming dishes he could make—potato mash, chicken roast, chicken keev, chicken nuggy, beef roast, beef burger.

   • 2022 December, test Jahrbuch für 2023: Mehr als 100 Tests und Reports (overall work in German), Berlin: Stiftung Warentest, →ISBN, page 51:

     Mekkafood Classic Nuggy