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Wiktionary
- n. A dyed or decorated egg, traditionally associated with Easter.
- n. A chocolate confection in the shape of an egg, sometimes with chocolates or sweets inside.
- n. 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.
- n. Any similar hidden feature accessible on a DVD movie, etc.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. An imitation of an egg, in sugar or some fine material, sometimes made to serve as a box for jewelry or the like, used as an Easter present.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an egg-shaped candy used to celebrate Easter
- n. a colored hard-boiled egg used to celebrate Easter
Examples
“Streamers of blood curl lazily away from the slashed throat, threading dark color into the water like Easter egg dye.”
“AFTER THE SHOOTING AT THE HILTON, the Secret Service wouldn’t let me go to church as often, and I had to pass up many public events presidents normally attended, like the annual Easter egg hunt on the White House lawn.”
“He looked like a dyed-blue Easter egg as he spit and sputtered his way into the ER.”
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