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nugs

nugs is the plural of nug.

Meaning of nug

Noun (1)

nug (plural nugs)

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

Noun (2)

nug (plural nugs)

  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
    Synonyms:
    bud
  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
    Synonyms:
    nuggie

Questions about nugs

What is nugs the plural of?
Nugs is the plural of nug.

Words near nugs in the dictionary

  1. nuggie
  2. nuggies
  3. nuggs
  4. nuggy
  5. nugifying
  6. nugs
  7. nugu
  8. nugudom
  9. Nugumiut
  10. nugus
  11. nuh

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