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Tough nuggets

An obnoxious phrase used by old farts to dismiss someone's misery.

The origins of this phrase are unclear, but it is said that a group of old anarchists from New Jersey took it from James Joyce's "Ulysses"

" roguewords, tough nuggets patter in their pockets." from "Ulysses (Chap. 3 - Proteus)"
Mitch: How are you handling this weather, Lindsey?

Lindsay: Not good, I'm from San Diego.

Mitch: Well, tough nuggets to you, kiddo.
Tough nuggets by DavidHarveyRules January 23, 2014

Golden Nuggets 

The important stuff; high-level; summary
Here are the golden nuggets of the meeting.
Golden Nuggets by txmarine4L June 4, 2019

chicken nuggets noodle soup 

Just add chicken nuggets to noodles and pour some water on top.
Is that chicken nuggets noodle soup?

That must be, it looks too good

fudge nuggets 

When u can't curse and you hit your ankle with the scooter.
Oh fudge nuggets, not again( hits ankle on side of the scooter.)
fudge nuggets by PablosDrugs March 27, 2020

buzz nuggets 

Bite-sized snippets of inherently memorable, shareable information delivered through social media; the main ingredient of viral marketing
Dude: Yo, how'd that brand generate so many followers on Twitter?

You: They been slingin' buzz nuggets
buzz nuggets by jeffjam April 19, 2011

hutch nuggets 

Term reffering to a man's unused testicles in an emasculating/sexless relationship. The man's balls are described as if they were placed in a hutch along with other unused items only to be occasionally admired mockingly by the offender.
"Did you hear about Tom's Divorce?"
"Yeah, makes sense though. He had the worst case of Hutch Nuggets I've ever seen.
hutch nuggets by Flerpyderpypie August 20, 2015