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• eggy — [eg′ē] adj. 1. containing eggs, often, specif., beaten eggs [eggy bread] 2. having the taste or smell of eggs 3. smeared or covered with egg [eggy spoons] * * * See eggless. * * * …   Universalium

• eggy — [eg′ē] adj. 1. containing eggs, often, specif., beaten eggs [eggy bread] 2. having the taste or smell of eggs 3. smeared or covered with egg [eggy spoons] …   English World dictionary

• eggy — adjective a) Covered with or dipped in egg. eggy bread b) Resembling eggs in some way. an eggy smell …   Wiktionary

• eggy — /ˈɛgi/ (say egee) adjective 1. tasting strongly of egg: eggy custard. 2. dipped in a soft boiled egg or an egg mixture: eggy bread …  

• eggy — adj British 1. moody and/or agitated He got really eggy when I said his new single was crap. 2. excellent, in playground parlance In both senses the word has been fashion able among schoolchildren since the late 1990s …   Contemporary slang

• eggy — Ⅰ. egg [1] ► NOUN 1) an oval or round object laid by a female bird, reptile, fish, or invertebrate and containing an ovum which if fertilized can develop into a new organism. 2) an infertile egg of the domestic hen, used for food. 3) Biology the… …   English terms dictionary

• eggy — adjective see egg II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• eggy bread — noun Bread that has been dipped in an egg mixture and fried …   Wiktionary

• Eggy-peggy — secret language used by schoolchildren in which normal words are modified by adding into each syllable the sound ug ; thus hug becomes hu gug ; You are a pig becomes Yu goo ugar uga pugig …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• eggy-peggy — Australian Slang secret language used by schoolchildren in which normal words are modified by adding into each syllable the sound ug ; thus hug becomes hu gug ; You are a pig becomes Yu goo ugar uga pugig …   English dialects glossary

• eggy — Adj. Slightly annoyed, irritated …   English slang and colloquialisms