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Definition of Easter egg

1. Noun. An egg-shaped candy used to celebrate Easter.

Definition of Easter egg

1. Noun. A dyed or decorated egg, traditionally associated with Easter. ¹

2. Noun. A chocolate confection in the shape of an egg, sometimes with chocolates or sweets inside. ¹

3. Noun. (computing) An undocumented function hidden in a program, typically triggered by a particular sequence or combination of keystrokes, such as one that displays a list of the program's developers. ¹

4. Noun. Any similar hidden feature accessible on a DVD movie, etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Easter Egg

Literary usage of Easter egg

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Curiosities of Popular Customs and of Rites, Ceremonies, Observances, and by William Shepard Walsh (1897)
"Nowhere is the easter egg more in evidence than in Bussia. Here people carry a number of eggs with them when they stir out on Easter Sunday. ..."

2. Palmer's Index to "The Times" NewspaperTimes (London, England) (1905)
"... o—lj 8 d Gainsford (TR) on Municipal Expenditure, 25 a 4/ Galvanized Sheet Makers' Combine, Ia 11 6 Garden City, 17 a 6 « Gardiner (L. ¡ on easter egg», ..."

3. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1898)
"THE undermentioned folk, we beg To state, deserve an easter egg. For instance, to the Oxford eight, An egg their win to celebrate. ..."

4. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1882)
"Or, again, a loaf and an easter egg are put into the first sheaf to ensure an ... I Moreover, the Easter-egg is found in connection with holy water. ..."

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