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Easter egg

[ee-ster eg]

noun

  1. a chicken egg that is dyed and often given a figure or design, or an imitation of such an egg, as an egg-shaped candy or chocolate, used at Easter as a gift or decoration.

  2. Digital Technology.an extra feature, as a message or video, hidden in a software program, video game, DVD, etc., and revealed as by an obscure sequence of keystrokes or commands.

  3. Movies, Television.a hidden message, as a cryptic reference, iconic image, or inside joke, that fans are intended to discover in a television show or movie.



Easter egg

noun

  1. an egg given to children at Easter, usually a chocolate egg or a hen's egg with its shell painted

  2. a bonus or extra feature hidden inside a website, computer game, or DVD, that is only revealed after repeated or lengthy viewing or playing

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Easter egg1

First recorded in 1570–80
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Example Sentences

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But “Fear Street: Prom Queen” treats the curse as an Easter egg and rests on a hazy formulation of human cruelty as its villain instead.

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Charlotte: There's loads of little Easter eggs in the lyrics about our friendship.

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While carping about "the fake news media" during the White House Easter egg roll, Hegseth's whining got so pitched his voice started to crack, while his children stood behind him, embarrassed at the spectacle.

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The concert will also include Donat's favourite "Easter egg" for her first year in charge.

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In March, an investigation by Which? found that Easter egg prices had risen by as much as 50% compared with last year.

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When To Use

What does Easter egg mean?

Easter eggs can refer to candy eggs or eggs decorated for the Christian holiday of Easter, and searched for during Easter egg hunts.In popular culture, Easters eggs are text, images, visual gags, jokes, or other content that creators intentionally hide in media for their and their viewers' amusement.

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