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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Even McDonald’s boasted about how their chicken nuggets, which first hit the market in 1981, were (and still are) made with all white meat.
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Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 May 2026
Surrounded by a gaggle of microphones, cameras and other recording devices, Caleb Wilson offered up a nugget that probably left fans of North Carolina’s NBA team drooling.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Soon, no one will have to travel very far for Beaver nuggets, a crawfish boil table, homemade fudge, spiced Saltines, or a bucket of bacon grease.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
The most interesting nugget about new models specifically relates to an upcoming large Honda SUV.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 14 May 2026
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Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 May 2026
Surrounded by a gaggle of microphones, cameras and other recording devices, Caleb Wilson offered up a nugget that probably left fans of North Carolina’s NBA team drooling.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Soon, no one will have to travel very far for Beaver nuggets, a crawfish boil table, homemade fudge, spiced Saltines, or a bucket of bacon grease.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
The most interesting nugget about new models specifically relates to an upcoming large Honda SUV.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 14 May 2026
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“Nugget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nugget. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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nugget
noun
nug·get
ˈnəg-ət 
: a solid lump especially of precious metal
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