"nug" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-nug.ogg Forms: nugs [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{cog|sco|nug}} Scots nug, {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{cog|no|knugg|t=knot, knob}} Norwegian knugg (“knot, knob”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*knuk-|t=to ball up, mass together}} Proto-Germanic *knuk- (“to ball up, mass together”), {{cog|en|knock}} English knock Head templates: {{en-noun}} nug (plural nugs)
  1. (West Country) lump; block Tags: West-Country Categories (topical): Recreational drugs Categories (lifeform): Marijuana Synonyms: nudge, nogg, nog, knog
    Sense id: en-nug-en-noun-F3mcvdds Disambiguation of Recreational drugs: 44 2 29 25 Disambiguation of Marijuana: 36 20 25 20 Categories (other): West Country English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 1 13 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 36 2 22 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 2 18 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nugg
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: nugs [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of nugget, from the sense above. Head templates: {{en-noun}} nug (plural nugs)
  1. (slang) A piece of marijuana. Tags: slang Synonyms: bud
    Sense id: en-nug-en-noun-iAAbnVPi
  2. (chiefly slang) A chicken nugget. Tags: slang Synonyms: nuggie
    Sense id: en-nug-en-noun-FE9008gF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 1 13 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 36 2 22 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nugg
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} nug (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of noog (“Guizotia abyssinica”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: noog (extra: Guizotia abyssinica)
    Sense id: en-nug-en-noun-o8tSD2MD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 1 13 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 36 2 22 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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