A chicken nugget is a food product consisting of a small piece of deboned chicken meat that is breaded or battered, then deep-fried or baked. Invented in the 1950s, chicken nuggets have become a very popular fast food restaurant item, as well as widely sold frozen for home use.

What does being called a nugget mean?

nugget: a strange or silly person, or one who has done just done something silly.

Is nugget a nickname?

7. Nugget. We might have Chelsea Handler to thank for this lil' nugget of a nickname.