- Nug is a clipping of the word nugget, which refers to a round or compact object, commonly made of metal. This word is commonly used among the marijuana smoking/consuming community to describe the plant. Conveniently, one nug weighs about one gram, which is the unit by which marijuana is sold and purchased on a consumer basis. Nug is a metaphor to describe the round and compact form of the cannabis bud as the round and compact form of a metal nugget. As such, the speaker of this word probably wanted an efficient and simple way to describe such a commonly used measurement of the drug. Example: This here is the biggest nug I’ve ever seen.
nug(1)
noun; clipping
a chunk of cannabis bud.
Etymology : Nug is a clipping of the word root nugget.
Source : A friend (10/30/15)
Last modified: 7 December 2015