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Definition of Good egg
1. Noun. (old-fashioned slang) a good person.
Generic synonyms: Good Person
Antonyms: Bad Egg
Definition of Good egg
1. Noun. (idiomatic) A good person, someone to be trusted; a friend. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Good Egg
Literary usage of Good egg
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Universal Reference Library Comprising the ...by Scientific American, inc by Scientific American, inc (1905)
"They arc late in maturing, and hence are often called Christmas geese ; their
flesh is not of the best, but they are good egg-layers. ..."
2. Public Papers of Governor by New York (State). Governor (1921)
"EGG TRADE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UNIFORM good egg LAWS The Committee on Food Production
and Distribution believes in the enactment by the next Legislature of ..."
3. The Metropolitan (1837)
"Very good egg, master, no get—rainy season, hen no lay good egg— same as get in
Calcutta, master—dry weather come, hen lay good egg —then master get. ..."
4. Poultry-craft: A Text-book for Poultry Keepers by John Henry Robinson (1899)
"What is a good egg Yield ?—There are ordinary, extraordinary, ... If this were
not so very extraordinary egg yields and good egg yields in November and ..."
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