nug
nug noun: a lump; a block. Also the alternative form of noog.
Noun (1)
nug (plural nugs)
Noun (2)
nug (plural nugs)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- bud
- 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
- Synonyms:
- nuggie
Also used as
nug is also the alternative form of noog.
Synonyms of nug
Forms of nug
| plural | nugs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | nudge |
| alternative form | nugg |
| alternative form | nogg |
| alternative form | nog |
| alternative form | knog |
Origin of nug
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.
Clipping of nugget, from the sense above.
Phrases with nug
Questions about nug
- What does nug mean?
- Nug means a lump; a block.
- What part of speech is nug?
- Nug is a noun.
- What is the plural of nug?
- The plural of nug is nugs.
Words near nug in the dictionary
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