Eggy

//ˈɛɡi// adj, slang

adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Covered with or dipped in egg.

    "eggy bread"

  2. 2
    Slightly annoyed. UK, slang
  3. 3
    Resembling eggs in some way.

    "an eggy smell/taste"

  4. 4
    Of or relating to an egg or eggs.

    "Skeletal similarities are only part of the story Dr. Shubin wants to tell. He also looks at genetics, because our genes provide a historical record, just as fossils do. For instance, we have yolk-making genes, though they’re no longer active, because some of our ancestors laid eggs. “We carry the genetic signature of our eggy past,” this accessible scientist says."

Synonyms

All synonyms
egglikeegglike

Example

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"A former flatmate would call French toast eggy bread."

Etymology

From egg + -y.

Related phrases

eggy bread

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