"McNuggets" meaning in English

See McNuggets in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Blend of Mc- + nuggets. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Mc-|nuggets}} Blend of Mc- + nuggets Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} McNuggets
  1. Clipping of Chicken McNuggets. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: Chicken McNuggets
    Sense id: en-McNuggets-en-noun-POjCRFuj Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with Mc-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, McDonald's Disambiguation of English blends: 81 19 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with Mc-: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of McDonald's: 89 11
  2. (slang, often humorous) testicles Tags: humorous, often, slang
    Sense id: en-McNuggets-en-noun-WjZhXgNo
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