bad egg

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Noun1.bad egg - (old-fashioned slang) a bad personbad egg - (old-fashioned slang) a bad person  
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
bad person - a person who does harm to others
good egg - (old-fashioned slang) a good person
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I observed the doctor sniffing and sniffing, like someone tasting a bad egg.
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"Whin a bad egg is shut av the Army, he sings the Divil's Mass for a good riddance; an' that manes swearin' at ivrything from the Commandher-in-Chief down to the Room-Corp'ril, such as you niver in your days heard.
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As the saying goes, there's always one bad egg. Unfortunately for Coventry and it's current crop of councillors, it seems there are more bad than good.
Political class treat us with contempt; LETTERS Get in touch - tell us what you think Email: letters@coventrytelegraph.net Twitter: @coventrytelegraph Facebook: facebook.com/coventrytelegraph Post: Coventry Telegraph, Leicester Row, Canal Basin, Coventry, CV1 4LY
Juice 1 Bad Egg diner head chef Neil Rankin says: 'This never fails to impress.
Eggscellent ideas; KITCHEN; This Easter make sure you're eating plenty of the right kind of eggs with these scrumptious recipes, perfect for breakfast or brunch..
Chef Neil Rankin is an EGGSPERT (sorry), having recently opened Bad Egg, London's first restaurant devoted to the little guys.
considering rescinding the advice cooked and raw eggs. You light cooking is much tastier. SLOW SCRAMBLED EGGS NEIL RANKIN'S; HOW TO SCRAMBLE PROPERLY
The story moves along at a fast pace and is exciting, with battles and 'bad eggs' popping up unexpectedly to throw a spoke in the works (although I think said bad egg is vanquished far too easily).
Clayton, Emma: The Whisper
However, Deeney insists Dyer 'is not a bad egg' and believed the door is still open for him to play a part in their Premier League plans.
Lloyd's not a bad egg, insists Troy
words – 'He's a bad egg and I've got a really bad vibe off him'."
My pals begged me to dump him
The report adds that the cake was made of bad egg which was not correctly stored at the hotel.
Dubai hotel manager \ arrested\ over food poisoning
Gas companies in the US are legally obliged to mix chemicals with shale gas to create a bad egg smell.
Gas contract should not be sniffed at
Like any South Wales pub there is the odd bad egg, but more often than not Fagins is about having a good time.
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