nug ‧ get /ˈnʌɡət, ˈnʌɡɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Perhaps from English dialect nug 'block, lump' ]
1 . a small rough piece of a valuable metal found in the earth:
a gold nugget
2 . a small round piece of food:
chicken nuggets
3 . nugget of information/wisdom etc a piece of valuable information, advice etc:
It took months to extract that nugget of information from them.