Someone whose behaviour is reprehensible or irresponsible; a rogue.
Etymology:
- An allusion to an egg that has gone bad or turned rotten.
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"My son had a drug problem and hired a bad egg as a chief accountant [...]." - "Rabbit at Rest", by John Updike.
Submitted on September 01, 2009
Additional definitions for 'bad egg':
bad egg | disreputable character |
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