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Meaning of "bad egg" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BAD EGG

bad egg


WHAT DOES BAD EGG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bad egg

Bad egg is a children's playground ball game played in Great Britain and other countries. One player is chosen as the 'Bad Egg' and turns their back to the other players. 'Bad Egg' then asks the others to each name something from a particular group. Once each player has answered, the 'Bad Egg' throws a tennis ball over their shoulder, and shouts out one of the answers that had been given by the other players. All players, except 'Bad Egg', run in different directions and the person whose answer was shouted out has to run after the ball, and calls "stop" when they retrieve it. On hearing the word "stop," all players, including the one who went after the ball, remain stationary. All players, except the one with the ball, stand with their legs apart. The player with the ball then attempts to roll it under the legs of one of the other players. If successful, that player becomes 'Bad Egg'. If unsuccessful, the player who retrieved the ball becomes 'Bad Egg'.

Definition of bad egg in the English dictionary

The definition of bad egg in the dictionary is a bad person. Other definition of bad egg is an exclamation of dismay.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BAD EGG

bad · bad apple · bad bank · bad blood · bad cholesterol · bad debt · Bad Ems · bad faith · Bad Godesberg · bad guy · bad hair day · bad housekeeper · Bad Lands · bad mester · bad news · bad off · bad scran to · bad seed · bad trot · bad-mannered

WORDS THAT END LIKE BAD EGG

barn egg · battery egg · boiled egg · cleidoic egg · curate´s egg · darning egg · Easter egg · free-range egg · good egg · lay an egg · nest egg · new-laid egg · ostrich egg · poached egg · Scotch egg · scrambled egg · sea egg · soft-boiled egg · tea egg

Synonyms and antonyms of bad egg in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bad egg» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BAD EGG

Find out the translation of bad egg to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bad egg from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bad egg» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

臭鸡蛋
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

huevo malo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

bad egg
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

बुरा अंडे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البيض سيئة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

непутевый
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

ovo podre
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

খারাপ ডিম
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

oeuf pourri
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Telur yang buruk
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

bad Egg
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

悪人
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

나쁜 달걀
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Endhog ala
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trứng xấu
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கெட்ட முட்டை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

वाईट अंडी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

çürük yumurta
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

bad Egg
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

złe jaj
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

недолугий
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

ou rău
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κακή αυγό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slegte eier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dålig ägg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dårlig egg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bad egg

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BAD EGG»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bad egg

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAD EGG»

Discover the use of bad egg in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bad egg and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Good Kitty and a Bad Egg
Based on the Puss In Boots movie, this Level 2 Ready-to-Read tells the story of the friendship between a good kitty named Puss In Boots and a bad egg named Humpty Dumpty, starting with the day they first met.
‎2011
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Bad Egg: The True Story of Humpty Dumpty
The alternative, anarchic Humpty-Dumpty. Age 3-6.
Sarah Hayes, 1990
3
Deflection of Pig-Ponies
Allow me to officially introduce you to my other self, Bad Egg. I, Marlene D. Morèl have a mental mate. We're Zurich's soap opera of London's Gothic horror, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Because of my erratic behavior, I am not very popular at home ...
Joan Anderson, 2005
4
The City Trilogy: Five Jade Disks, Defenders of the Dragon ...
However, when we met she slipped and said, 'You're that bad egg of a leader of the Bronze Statue Cult, aren't you?' From what she said, I realized what my historical status was. Miss Mei, you are inexpenenced” “A bad egg isn't necessarily ...
S. K. Chang, Chang Hsi-kuo, 2013
5
100+ Fun Ideas for Playground Games
Equipment: Soft ball ✦ One player is chosen as the 'bad egg', picks up the soft ball and turns his/her back to the players. ✦ 'Bad egg' then names a category ( colours, mammals, planets etc) and then asks the children to name something that ...
Christine Green
6
Cheater's Guide to Speaking English Like a Native
Bad egg A "bad egg" is an egg that has spoiled, become rotten, smells bad and is no longer edible. It is commonly applied to people who regularly misbehave and are frequently in trouble. a. The guy she is going out with now is really a bad ...
Boye Lafayette De Mente, 2007
7
Basic Concepts in Statistics' 2007 Ed.
What is the probability of having at least 1 bad egg in the omelette? c. What is the probability of having exactly 2 bad eggs in the omelette? Solution: a. Let F be the event of having no bad eggs in the omelette. There are i2C3 = 220 ways of ...
L. Tattao
8
The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
Versions such as ill blood preceded it; Charles Lamb was among the first to use the idiom in its current form in an 1823 essay. bad egg An individual who turns out to be rotten, as in You can't trust himihe's simply a bad egg. Although egg had  ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
9
Elementary Statistics
... let p = P[bad) = 0.05, and let the inspection of each egg be a trial that results in finding a "bad" or "not bad" egg. There will be n = 1 2 trials to account for the 1 2 eggs in a carton. However, trials of a binomial experiment must be independent;  ...
Robert Johnson, Patricia Kuby, 2011
10
STAT 2
The manager of Steve's Food Market guarantees that none of his cartons of a dozen eggs will contain more than one bad egg. If a carton contains more than one bad egg, he will replace the whole dozen and allow the customer to keep the  ...
Robert Johnson, Patricia Kuby, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAD EGG»

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Cowboys FishTips: Top 10 Valley Ranch Items
IRVING - The Cowboys are involved in high expectations, good odds, poor observations and a bad egg. Cowboys FishTips: 10 Items From ... «Phog.net, Jul 15»
2
Hazards of a bank runner
If he proved himself an incorrigible bad egg, then the loan would be renamed a loss asset. If a borrower comes to know that the bank has ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
6 things to know about hot dog king Joey Chestnut
And while you think he might be nutty as a fruitcake, don't make him out to be a bad egg. It may look like a picnic, but no way is this as easy as ... «CNN, Jul 15»
4
NBA player traded four times in a week
Some teams trade to help them win games, others trade to free up cap space for free agency and some even trade to remove a bad egg from ... «The Hillsdale Daily News, Jul 15»
5
Shunned Carlisle Utd striker Billy Paynter speaks out
Paynter says he wanted to speak out after feeling he had been portrayed as a “bad egg” by coverage of a well-publicised fall-out with manager ... «News & Star, Jul 15»
6
Awfully Good: American Cyborg: Steel Warrior + Lady Terminator …
Alas, the fetus is only one bad egg in an entire Grade A carton of suck. Pretty much the entirety of AMERICAN CYBORG is soaked in a ... «JoBlo.com, Jul 15»
7
Watching 'Blue Crush' As An Adult — 8 Things I Noticed About The …
Penny, Ann Marie's little sister, is a little bit of a bad egg. What is she? Like 14? How old is Ann Marie? 20? It can't be that big a difference between them. In one ... «Bustle, Jun 15»
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LISTEN: Veruca Salt Release New Song “Empty Bottle”
Veruca Salt sounds like the spoiled little girl from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory that fell down the trash chute for being a 'bad egg', but this ... «mxdwn.com, Jun 15»
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London's egg revolution: it's time to overegg the hottest food trend in …
At Bad Egg in the City, the Noble Inns team set out to give London “interesting, well-produced food” influenced by Mexico, Korea, India, The ... «Evening Standard, Jun 15»
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Mauricio Isla Rescues Chile Against Uruguay as Alexis Sanchez …
Not bad for the man Joey Barton described as a "bad egg" while on loan at QPR from Juventus last season, according to Darren Lewis in the ... «Bleacher Report, Jun 15»
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