Which McDonald’s product name combines “Mc” with “Nuggets” and launched nationally in 1983?

Chicken McNuggets launched nationally in the United States in 1983.

McDonald’s developed the product as bite-sized pieces of chicken coated in a crisp outer layer. The format fit the company’s established naming style by combining “Mc” with a descriptive food term, creating a distinctive branded menu name.

Chicken McNuggets had been tested in selected markets before the national rollout. Their standardized shape, dipping sauces, and shareable format made them especially influential in McDonald’s family-oriented branding.

They are often confused with the McChicken, which is a chicken sandwich, or with later chicken products such as Chicken Selects. The defining historical fact is that Chicken McNuggets became a nationwide McDonald’s product in 1983.