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Definition of yegg in English: yeggnoun jɛɡjɛɡ North American informal A burglar or safe-breaker. Example sentencesExamples - "Yegg" was believed to be the surname of a certain American burglar and safe- breaker; hence a Yeggman or Yegg being "a burglar or safe-breaker".
- They travel across the United States and the mythical world of the Yonder, facing down railroad bulls, yeggs and mythical creatures.
- Common-sense tips on foiling burglars/yeggs/bad guys/home invaders.
- It seems to him that he's a prisoner of his own success and that those yeggs out there are truly free.
Synonyms criminal, lawbreaker, offender, villain, black hat, delinquent, malefactor, culprit, wrongdoer, transgressor, sinner
Origin Early 20th century: of unknown origin. Rhymes beg, cleg, egg, Eigg, Greg, keg, leg, Meg, peg, skeg, teg Definition of yegg in US English: yeggnounjɛɡyeɡ North American informal A burglar or safecracker. Example sentencesExamples - Common-sense tips on foiling burglars/yeggs/bad guys/home invaders.
- They travel across the United States and the mythical world of the Yonder, facing down railroad bulls, yeggs and mythical creatures.
- "Yegg" was believed to be the surname of a certain American burglar and safe- breaker; hence a Yeggman or Yegg being "a burglar or safe-breaker".
- It seems to him that he's a prisoner of his own success and that those yeggs out there are truly free.
Synonyms criminal, lawbreaker, offender, villain, black hat, delinquent, malefactor, culprit, wrongdoer, transgressor, sinner
Origin Early 20th century: of unknown origin. |