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Easter egg
[ee-ster eg]
noun
a chicken egg that is dyed and often given a figure or design, or an imitation of such an egg, as an egg-shaped candy or chocolate, used at Easter as a gift or decoration.
Digital Technology., an extra feature, as a message or video, hidden in a software program, video game, DVD, etc., and revealed as by an obscure sequence of keystrokes or commands.
Movies, Television., a hidden message, as a cryptic reference, iconic image, or inside joke, that fans are intended to discover in a television show or movie.
Easter egg
noun
an egg given to children at Easter, usually a chocolate egg or a hen's egg with its shell painted
a bonus or extra feature hidden inside a website, computer game, or DVD, that is only revealed after repeated or lengthy viewing or playing
Word History and Origins
Origin of Easter egg1
Example Sentences
Corden said they bought two giant Cadbury's Easter eggs, and lay on the hotel bed, opened them and laid there with chocolate eggs on their faces.
Tickets were set at $12, a reference to the album number—the kind of wink-nudge Easter egg Swift has become known for.
He adds that there will be a few Easter eggs for fans but he admits he can't say much more about that just yet.
A few Swifties have speculated that her newfound passion for sourdough might be an Easter egg pointing to a Super Bowl appearance: Sourdough Sam, the 49ers mascot, the stadium in Santa Clara next February.
She expects Swift to sprinkle in some of her trademark Easter eggs for fans ahead of the wedding to deflect from what they are envisioning.
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When To Use
Easter eggs can refer to candy eggs or eggs decorated for the Christian holiday of Easter, and searched for during Easter egg hunts.In popular culture, Easters eggs are text, images, visual gags, jokes, or other content that creators intentionally hide in media for their and their viewers' amusement.
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