nug

English
A small nug

Etymology

From nugget.

Pronunciation
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Noun

nug (plural nugs)

  1. (slang) A piece of marijuana.
    • 2006, Jason King, The Cannabible 3, p. 25:
      A deep inhalation of a fresh ground-up nug leaves you with a giant smile and a tingly nose.
  2. (slang) A chicken nugget.
    • 2012, Mike Lacher, On the Bro'd: A Parody of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road (page 71)
      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.”

Synonyms

References
  • The Routledge dictionary of modern American slang and unconventional English, by Tom Dalzell, Eric Partridge, p. 703

Anagrams

Welsh

Verb

nug

  1. Nasal mutation of dug.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
dug ddug nug unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

White Hmong

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nu˧˩̤/

Verb

nug

  1. to ask; to question.

References
  • Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)
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