Dictionary

eggceptional en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English egg Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin excipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin exceptiōder. Old French excepcion Anglo-Norman excepciounbor. Middle English exception English exception English -al English exceptional blend English eggceptional Blend of egg + exceptional.

Meanings

1. (humorous, informal) Exceptional, when referring to eggs or Easter.
   • An 'eggceptional' Easter Egg Hunt takes place around the Dock on April 23 and 24, from 1pm-3pm. 2011 April 19, “A Cracking Time for the Kids”, in Liverpool Echo:
   • A veteran executive of such eggceptional breakfast-oriented chains as The Good Egg and First Watch, […] 1994 June 15, Steve Weiss, “It's a marvelous morning for a Moondance”, in Restaurants & Institutions:
   • In the contest, food service operators have the opportunity to win a $2,000 first prize, $1,000 second prize and $500 third prize in both commercial and non-commercial divisions for their "eggceptional" egg entrees. 1990, The Poultry Times, volume 37, page 40:

Forms

Synonyms

eggcellent · eggstraordinary