nugget

noun

nug·​get ˈnə-gət 

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

Synonyms of nugget

• mouthful
• bite
• taste
• nibble

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

Recent Examples on the Web

On a September 2026 episode of Not Just Football With Cam Heyward, Rodgers offered a small nugget about how the wedding went down before cutting himself off. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026

Give him a government database or a spreadsheet with millions of rows, and Maines could find the nugget — the pattern that suggested something amiss, the anomaly hidden in ordinary transactions, the numbers that turned a hunch into proof. — Sally Kestin, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Pretzel nuggets and crunchy corn chips bring the perfect balance of salt. — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2026

Honey Deuces in hand, caviar chicken nuggets on deck, and yes, plenty of tennis whites in sight, the grounds have become something of a runway. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

nugget

noun

nug·​get ˈnəg-ət 

: a solid lump especially of precious metal