scrambled eggs

American  

plural noun

1. eggs cooked in a pan while stirring, usually after the whites and yolks have been mixed together, sometimes with milk.

2. Military Slang. military gold braid, especially that decorating the brim of an officer's hat.

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Etymology

Origin of scrambled eggs

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

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scrambled eggs

Jay makes scrambled eggs and bagels for us, then we talk about what’s going to happen that day, and laze around until lunchtime.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026

Earlier this year, Cal-Maine acquired Echo Lake Foods, which makes ready-to-eat breakfast foods, such as omelets, scrambled eggs, and pancakes.

From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026

There are scrambled eggs with wild mushrooms, revuelto de hongos, followed by pisto, a tomato-and-eggplant stew on thick bread.

From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025

Over plates of scrambled eggs, Altman laid out his vision for building a new cloud company with SoftBank that would finance and build data centers across the U.S. for OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025

That order had apparently not yet been conveyed to the clinic’s kitchen, for the breakfast tray contained scrambled eggs, three rashers of bacon, and several pieces of buttered toast.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela