What McDonald's product name became a permanent menu brand after the Chicken McNuggets launch?

Chicken McNuggets became a permanent McDonald's menu brand after their launch in 1983.

McDonald's introduced Chicken McNuggets nationally in the United States in 1983. The bite-sized pieces were designed as a standardized, easy-to-eat chicken product and quickly became one of the chain's most recognizable branded menu items.

The name itself follows McDonald's established product-branding pattern, pairing the company prefix with a memorable descriptive term. That naming approach helped distinguish McNuggets from generic fried chicken offerings and made the item easy to promote across packaging and advertising.

Chicken McNuggets are sometimes confused with the McChicken, which is a chicken sandwich rather than a bite-sized product. The two items have different formats and branding histories, even though both use McDonald's “Mc” naming convention.