eggyadj.1
/ˈɛɡi/, U.S. /ˈɛɡi/ a. Full of eggs, abounding in eggs. Also spec., as in quot. 1901.
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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > cake > [adjective] > qualities of cake
white1727
lardy1879
eggy1901
melt-in-the-mouth1910
molten1991
the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > hen or cock > [adjective] > of or like a hen > laying or about to lay
laying1591
eggy1901
point of lay1941
1901 Farm, Field & Fireside 13 Dec. 357/3 If it has laid eggs, or is within a short time of laying, it is also detected. These birds are called ‘eggy’.
1924 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 249/2 Abdul brought his most welcome offering an eggy rice pudding.
1929 E. Bowen Last September iii. xix. 238 The sponge cake..was moist and eggy.
b. Marked with stains of egg.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [adjective] > stained > by other specific substances
eggy1709
iron-moulded1787
1709 E. Ward Rambling Fuddle-caps 7 So Eggy withal, that a man would have Sworn, He had just in the Pill'ry been taking a Turn.
1951 J. B. Priestley Festival at Farbridge ii. ii. 263 You might push that eggy plate away then with your foot.
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eggy bread n. British bread soaked in (seasoned) beaten egg and fried until brown, typically eaten at breakfast; = French toast n. at French adj. and n. Compounds 1b.
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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > toast > [noun]
frit14..
French toast1660
toast1735
tops and bottoms1765
fairy bread1874
Melba toast1913
eggy bread1983
1983 Guardian 25 Nov. 12/7 Something called Eggy Bread: slightly stale bread dipped in egg..then fried on both sides.
1993 Times 14 Aug. (Weekend section) 14/1 Eggy bread is quick to make for breakfast, lunch or tea, and a four-plus youngster can break and whisk the eggs and dip the bread.
2006 C. Cassidy Scarlett xiii. 91 Dad is frying eggy bread like he used to do when I was little.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
eggyadj.2
/ˈɛɡi/, U.S. /ˈɛɡi/ colloquial and dialect.
Annoyed, irritated.
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the mind > emotion > anger > irritation > [adjective]
annoyedc1330
crabbedc1480
provoked1538
chafing1539
nettledc1576
chafed1582
irritated1595
as mad as Ajax1598
aggravated1611
enchafeda1616
irritate1626
on or upon the fret1679
as mad as a wet hen1823
as mad as a meat axe1855
scotty1867
hacked1892
raggy1900
ratty1909
pipped1914
fucked-off1923
rubbed1927
eggy1935
broigus1937
salty1938
pissed1943
peed off1948
1935 J. T. Farrell Judgment Day vi. 131 That's why I feel so eggy. They probably saved this afternoon to give us the works.
1966 F. Shaw et al. Lern Yerself Scouse 73 Don get eggy.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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