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nug en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From dialectal nug, nog, knog (“a knot, lump, block, a misshapen mass of anything, peg, linchpin”), also found in Scots nug, nugg, nogg (“small block of wood, peg, pin”), of uncertain origin. Probably from earlier *knug, *knugg, *knogg, related to dialectal Norwegian knugg (“knot, knob”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *knuk- (“to ball up, mass together”), making it further related to English knock and knuckle.

Meanings

1. (West-Country) A lump; a block.

Forms

nug en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Clipping of nugget, from the sense above.

Meanings

1. (slang) A piece of marijuana.
   • A deep inhalation of a fresh ground-up nug leaves you with a giant smile and a tingly nose. 2006, Jason King, The Cannabible 3,, page 25:
2. (slang) A chicken nugget.
   • A lotta times I grabbed bags of frozen chicken nuggets to take home. “You know what they say,” Ricky would be like. “Dude's gotta have nugs.” 2012, Mike Lacher, On the Bro'd: A Parody of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, page 71:

Forms

Synonyms

nuggie · bud

nug en · NOUN · etymology 3

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable) Alternative form of noog (“Guizotia abyssinica”).
   alt of noog