good egg

noun

Informal.

1. a person who is pleasant, agreeable, or trustworthy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of good egg¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

“Okay, dead people, let’s get this over with. Edward Ashton, are you there? Your widow needs your blessing to remarry. Be a good egg and speak up. We’ll wait.”

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“Visiting the poor? Say, that’s admirable. This Lady Constance must be a good egg, as rich ladies go.”

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Lisa wondered if she had let herself be swayed by the doctor raising the prospect of her producing one good egg.

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“He seemed to be just looking for a good egg,” says Vinny.

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I work with some pretty decent, good eggs.

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