bad egg

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bad eg]
- /bæd ɛg/
- /bæd eɡ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bad eg]
- /bæd ɛg/

Definitions of bad egg words

noun bad egg a bad person 3
noun bad egg an exclamation of dismay 3
noun bad egg a mean or dishonest person 3
noun bad egg a person who is bad, dishonest, or unreliable; a good-for-nothing: a bad egg who had served several years in prison. 1
noun bad egg mean or dishonest person 1
noun bad egg egg that is rotten 1

See all 7 definitions of bad egg

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Origin of bad egg

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Bad egg

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bad egg

bad egg popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bad egg usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bad egg

noun bad egg

black sheep — If you describe someone as the black sheep of their family or of a group that they are a member of, you mean that they are considered bad or worthless by other people in that family or group.
miscreant — depraved, villainous, or base.
reprobate — a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: a drunken reprobate.
wrongdoer — a person who does wrong, especially a sinner or transgressor.
wrong number — a call made to a number other than the one intended. the number or person reached through such a call.

All 6 Synonyms of bad egg