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nugger

nugger noun: an Egyptian sailing boat with a square sail that is tilted at an angle to the mast.

Noun (1)

nugger (plural nuggers)

  1. An Egyptian sailing boat with a square sail that is tilted at an angle to the mast.
    • Two other steamers accompanied us to beyond Berber, and four nuggers sailed with us, which were towed as far as Berber by the two steamers.1885, Henry Brackenbury, quoting Hassein Ismain, The River Column: A Narrative of the Advance of the River Column of the Nile Expeditionary Force, and Its Return Down the Rapids, Edinburgh; London...
    • My orders were to endeavour to overtake the enemy, to co-operate with the gunboat Lotus in catching the large sailing nuggers, nine of which were known to be with the Arabs carrying their food supplies; […]1925, Horace Smith-Dorrien, Memories of Forty-Eight Years’ Service, London: John Murray, […], pages 62–63

Noun (2)

nugger (plural nuggers)

  1. (humorous, informal) A chicken nugget.
    • D’ywan a chicken nugger? […] Like these chicken nuggers, yeah? I fucking love ’em. I fucking love chicken nuggers. I eat ’em every night.2014, Alistair McDowall, Pomona, Methuen Drama, published 2020, →ISBN
    • MY BIRTHDAY WISH FOR THEO IS ALL OF THE CHIMKEN NUGGERS!!!!!!!!2018 March 13, Syd Robinson, “21 Dog Birthday Pawties That, Quite Honestly, Deserved Media Coverage”, in BuzzFeed, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2018

Examples of nugger in a sentence

  • On July 15 he tested the western or steeper channel of the Bedden rapids by sending down three nuggers which were loaded so as to have rather a deeper draught than the steamer.1931, Bernard M[eredith] Allen, Gordon and the Sudan, London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, […], pages 50–51:
  • If these nuggers and chips aren’t fine dining I don’t know what is.2019 May, Sophia Romanos, “Uni Food”, in Debate, number 5, Auckland University of Technology Student Association, page 13:
  • 'The only reason one should peel a nugger is for a doggo who gets the runny poops from not being able to tolerate the coating,' added a different user.2019 June 18, Charlotte Karp, “Love at first bite! Besotted couple peel McDonald's chicken nuggets for each other before dipping them in...
  • He enjoys: a good scritch scratch, cold water, squishy balls, and—most importantly—chimkin nuggers!2020, Kelly Conaboy, The Particulars of Peter: Dance Lessons, DNA Tests, and Other Excuses to Hang Out with My Perfect Dog, Grand Central...

Forms of nugger

pluralnuggers

Origin of nugger

Probably from Arabic [script needed] (nuqur, naqā'ir).

Modification of nugget with -er.

Questions about nugger

What does nugger mean?
Nugger means an Egyptian sailing boat with a square sail that is tilted at an angle to the mast.
How do you use nugger in a sentence?
On July 15 he tested the western or steeper channel of the Bedden rapids by sending down three nuggers which were loaded so as to have rather a deeper draught than the steamer.
What part of speech is nugger?
Nugger is a noun.
What is the plural of nugger?
The plural of nugger is nuggers.

Words near nugger in the dictionary

  1. nugg
  2. nuggar
  3. nuggars
  4. nuggbud
  5. nuggbuds
  6. nugger
  7. nuggers
  8. nugget
  9. nugget of truth
  10. nuggetlike
  11. nuggets

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