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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The restaurant serves a range of chicken options from classic nuggets to a crispy chicken BLT, according to its menu.
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Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2025
Taco Bell added a spicy ranch created with Hidden Valley to accompany its crispy chicken nuggets, KFC features five ranch flavors at its new Saucy concept restaurant and Burger King once offered an 8-ounce ranch dipping cup.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
In recent times, the saying has become little more than lazy exposition in Hollywood hero monologues rather than a nugget of wisdom that American politicians and voters genuinely honor.
—Clare Morell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Fans can grab the sauce a la carte for $0.25 or get it with any 5- or 10-piece nugget order at participating locations nationwide, while supplies last.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 22 May 2025
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Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2025
Taco Bell added a spicy ranch created with Hidden Valley to accompany its crispy chicken nuggets, KFC features five ranch flavors at its new Saucy concept restaurant and Burger King once offered an 8-ounce ranch dipping cup.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
In recent times, the saying has become little more than lazy exposition in Hollywood hero monologues rather than a nugget of wisdom that American politicians and voters genuinely honor.
—Clare Morell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Fans can grab the sauce a la carte for $0.25 or get it with any 5- or 10-piece nugget order at participating locations nationwide, while supplies last.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 22 May 2025
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“Nugget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nugget. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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nugget
noun
nug·get
ˈnəg-ət 
: a solid lump especially of precious metal
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