yegg

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yegg

slang A thief or burglar, especially one who specializes in safe-cracking. A: "I heard no one can crack the safe they're keeping that diamond in." B: "Trust me, she's the best yegg in the business."
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

yegg

(jɛg)
1. n. a tramp, thief, or safecracker. (Underworld.) See if you can find that yegg we worked with on the bank job. He’ll do.
2. n. an obnoxious male. A couple of drunken yeggs were talking a little too loud, so Spike showed them the door.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • pair
  • drive safely
  • safe and sound
  • safe as houses
  • (as) safe as houses
  • safe
  • have a safe journey
  • have a safe trip
  • crack
  • cracked
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"Marshall McLuhan's theory of communication: The Yegg." Global Media Journal-Canadian Edition, 1.1 (2008): 25-43.
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