Definitions for egg on
egg on

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prod, incite, egg onverb

   urge on; cause to act

   "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. egg onverb

   To encourage or coax a person to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.

2. Etymology: * From eggja, from egg

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1. egg on

   To "egg on" means to encourage or urge someone to do something, usually something risky, unwise, or negative. This phrase is often used in negative contexts where the action being encouraged can lead to harmful or adverse consequences.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of egg on in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of egg on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of egg on in a Sentence

1. Arizona TikToker Joe Brown:

   Arizonans always say, ‘It’s hot enough to cook an egg on the sidewalk,'.

2. Uma Thurman:

   When I came back from the hospital in a neck brace with my knees damaged and a large massive egg on my head and a concussion, I wanted to see the car and I was very upset. Quentin and I had an enormous fight, and I accused him of trying to kill me. And he was very angry at that, I guess understandably, because he didn’t feel he had tried to kill me.

3. Alasdair Haynes:

   The initial price was just incorrect, the people with egg on the face here are the advisers.

4. Groucho Marx:

   I did toy with the idea of doing a cook-book. The recipes were to be the routine ones: how to make dry toast, instant coffee, hearts of lettuce and brownies. But as an added attraction, at no extra charge, my idea was to put a fried egg on the cover. I think a lot of people who hate literature but love fried eggs would buy it if the price was right.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=egg on
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Egg_on
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com