egg

Definitions

• (zoology) An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, reptiles, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development.
• (countable) The egg of a domestic fowl (especially a hen) or its contents, used as food.
• (biology) The female primary cell, the ovum.
• Anything shaped like an egg, such as an Easter egg or a chocolate egg.
• A swelling on one's head, usually large or noticeable, associated with an injury.
• (slang) A Caucasian who behaves as if they were (East) Asian (from being "white" outside and "yellow" inside).
• (NZ) A foolish or obnoxious person.
• (informal) A person, fellow.
• (LGBT) A person who is regarded as having not yet realized they are transgender, has not yet come out, or is in the early stages of transitioning.
• (computing) One of the blocks of data injected into a program's address space for use by certain forms of shellcode, such as "omelettes".