yegg
[ yeg ]
/ yɛg /
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noun Older Slang.
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Origin of yegg
First recorded in 1925–30, Americanism; of obscure origin; the proposals that the word is from German Jäger “hunter” or that it is the surname of a well-known safecracker are both very dubious
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yegg
/ (jɛɡ) /
noun
slang, mainly US a burglar or safe-breaker
Word Origin for yegg
C20: perhaps from the surname of a burglar
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