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egg
noun- a person UK, 1864
From “bad egg” (a rascal). - He knows all the good eggs in boxing and all the bad ones. — San Francisco Call Bulletin, p. 14, 2 March 1948
- Pictures of the “suspects,” “the young desperadoes,” “the tough young eggs.” — Caryl Chessman, Cell 2456 Death Row, p. 205, 1954
- Besides, the Cafeteria was a popular place and the owner was a well egg who didn’t deserve getting shook by a big pinch right in the middle of his rush hour. — Mickey Spillane, Return of the Hood, p. 79, 1964
- “Mike’s a good egg. Alex is a good egg. Frankie is an awfully good egg. But who is the best egg?” “Who rattled your cage?” Alex said. “Don’t ask,” Mike said. — Guy Burt, The Hole, p. 56, 1993
- a fool, especially an obnoxious fool US, 1918
Possibly derived from YEGG - He could have a grand in his slid with most of it being one dollar bills and this egg would break a twenty just for a pack of cigarettes. — A.S. Jackson, Gentleman Pimp, p. 98, 1973
- “All right, you fucking egg,” I tell him. “Get hold of the legs.” — Ted Lewis, Jack Carter’s Law [britpulp], p. 52, 1974
- a white person who associates with, and takes on, the culture of south Asians US
The egg, like the person described, is white on the outside but yellow on the inside. - — Pamela Munro, U.C.L.A. Slang, p. 62, 1997
- a novice AUSTRALIA
- Remember, you are still an “egg,” a surfer who is a learner, and in some cases a menace to all. — Jack Pollard, The Australian Surfrider, p. 21, 1963
- She could easily tell he was an egg, meaning a rookie. Sit on them until they hatch. — David Baldacci, True Blue, p. 39, 2009
- a person who is trying to bet his way out of debt and, predictably, failing AUSTRALIA
- — Ned Wallish, The Truth Dictionary of Racing Slang, p. 25, 1989
- a bookmaker who refuses a bet AUSTRALIA
From the bookmaker’s claim “I’ve already laid it”. - — Ned Wallish, The Truth Dictionary of Racing Slang, p. 26, 1989
- a railway police officer US
- — Ramon Adams, The Language of the Railroader, p. 53, 1977
- a billiard ball US, 1988
- — Mike Shamos, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards, p. 85, 1993
- a bomb US
- Disabled Bomber Dumps its “Eggs,” Terrifies Canadians [Headline] — San Francisco News, p. 3, 11 November 1950
- [T]his man Smith did it right before the Menehunes came over form Japan and dropped their eggs on Pearl Harbor. — Frederick Kohner, Gidget Goes Hawaiian, p. 78, 1961
- a theatrical failure US
- — Wilfred Granville, The Theater Dictionary, p. 25, 1952
- I was going to lay the biggest and smelliest egg this town had ever seen. — Georgia Sothern, My Life in Burlesque, p. 108, 1972
- crack cocaine US
- — US Department of Justice, Street Terms, October 1994
- a short surfboard with a round tail and a round nose, extremely common in the late 1960s and early 70s AUSTRALIA, 2002
- a hand grenade US
- “Eggs. Looks like you’ve been carrying them around so long they’re about hatched.” — Audie Murphy, To Hell and Back, p. 19, 1949
- a pill or capsule US
- “I shoot three eggs tonight, then three in the morning before I leave.” — John Allen, Assault with a Deadly Weapon, p. 198, 1977
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