nuggie

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnʊɡi/, /ˈnʌɡi/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʊɡi, -ʌɡi

Noun

nuggie (plural nuggies)

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

Etymology 2

Clipping of nugget +‎ -ie.

Alternative forms

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.
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