eggcellent
English
Alternative forms
- egg-cellent
Etymology
Blend of egg + excellent.
Adjective
eggcellent (comparative more eggcellent, superlative most eggcellent)
- (informal, humorous) Excellent, when referring to eggs or Easter.
- 2003, Sarajane Helm, Celebrations With Polymer Clay: 25 Seasonal Projects, Krause Publications, →ISBN, page 60:
- When emptied of their contents and allowed to dry, chicken, duck, or goose eggshells form an “eggcellent” base that can be covered with polymer clay to form sturdy ornaments and decorative objects for Easter or other holidays.
- 2006, "'Eggcellent' ideas for food producers", Feedstuffs, 18 December 2006:
- Food trends specialist Phil Lempert offered several "eggcellent" ideas for marketing eggs during his recent remarks to the United Egg Producers.
- 2013, Deji Badiru; Iswat Badiru, Physics in the Nigerian Kitchen, iUniverse, →ISBN:
- She Crabs laden with egg make very eggcellent soup.
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Synonyms
- eggceptional, eggstraordinary