What is a wugget?

Answer 1

A wugget is a fictional creature often used in linguistic experiments, particularly in studies of language acquisition and morphology. The term was popularized by psychologist Jean Berko Gleason in her Wug Test, where children were shown a picture of a creature and asked to pluralize the nonsensical word "wug," demonstrating their ability to apply grammatical rules to unfamiliar words. The concept illustrates how humans can generalize language rules beyond previously learned vocabulary.