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Nuggets
/ˈnʌɡ.ɪts/
Definition
1
Small pieces or lumps of a substance, especially gold nuggets found in placer deposits or batter-fried chicken pieces.
2
Valuable or choice bits of information, wisdom, or trivia, often shared in casual conversation.
3
Informal reference to the Denver Nuggets, a professional basketball team in the NBA.
Examples
After a long day, he rewarded himself with a sneaky midnight raid on the freezer's chicken nuggets stash.
The prospector panned the river for nuggets, dreaming of striking it rich while his donkey rolled its eyes.
She dropped some parenting nuggets that made everyone at the table rethink their life choices over coffee.
The Denver Nuggets pulled off a comeback that had fans questioning if gravity works differently in their arena.