Nug"get (?), n. [Earlier niggot, prob. for nigot, an ingot. See Ingot.] A lump; a mass, esp. a native lump of a precious metal; as, a nugget of gold.

• (countable) a small, compact chunk or clump, as gold nugget
  
• (countable) a tidbit of something valuable, as a nugget of wisdom
  
• (uncountable) a type of boot polish
  
• (countable) a bud from the Cannabis Sativa plant. Usually implies dankness.
  
• (countable) slang term for an inexperienced, newly trained fighter pilot.
  
• To flip or turn "inside out" an item.
  
• The act of inverting a personal storage possession and replacing the contents as a means of inflicting shame. Common among adolescents.