rotten-eggv.

Brit.

/ˌrɒtnˈɛɡ/, U.S.

/ˌrɑtnˈɛɡ/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: rotten egg n.

Etymology: < rotten egg n. Compare egg v.²

transitive. To pelt with rotten eggs as a demonstration of disapproval or dislike. Also figurative: to criticize or ridicule; to pour scorn on.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > strike with specific thing [verb (transitive)] > strike with an object > with something thrown > with eggs

rotten-egg1848

egg1857

1848 J. J. Oswandel Jrnl. 21 Apr. in Notes Mexican War (1885) 536 Capt. Loeser..is to be court-martialed for being present at the time his regiment..rotten-egged one of the Massachusetts officers.

1890 Birmingham Daily Post 14 July 4/8 They permitted a street preacher to be hustled, rotten-egged, and befloured while holding forth..near the Council House.

1917 Bookman Sept. 71/1 He deserts his speciality..in a large part of his volume, to indulge in that amusement..known as ‘rotten-egging’ the country.

1941 W. A. Percy Lanterns on Levee xiii. 149 I had learned that the crowd planned to rotten-egg Father.

2005 Dominion Post (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 14 July 5 The guy who, a generation ago, would have been rotten-egged off campuses the length and breadth of the country.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rotten-egg
释义	rotten-eggv. Brit. /ˌrɒtnˈɛɡ/, U.S. /ˌrɑtnˈɛɡ/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: rotten egg n. Etymology: < rotten egg n. Compare egg v.² transitive. To pelt with rotten eggs as a demonstration of disapproval or dislike. Also figurative: to criticize or ridicule; to pour scorn on. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > strike with specific thing [verb (transitive)] > strike with an object > with something thrown > with eggs rotten-egg1848 egg1857 1848 J. J. Oswandel Jrnl. 21 Apr. in Notes Mexican War (1885) 536 Capt. Loeser..is to be court-martialed for being present at the time his regiment..rotten-egged one of the Massachusetts officers. 1890 Birmingham Daily Post 14 July 4/8 They permitted a street preacher to be hustled, rotten-egged, and befloured while holding forth..near the Council House. 1917 Bookman Sept. 71/1 He deserts his speciality..in a large part of his volume, to indulge in that amusement..known as ‘rotten-egging’ the country. 1941 W. A. Percy Lanterns on Levee xiii. 149 I had learned that the crowd planned to rotten-egg Father. 2005 Dominion Post (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 14 July 5 The guy who, a generation ago, would have been rotten-egged off campuses the length and breadth of the country. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1848
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