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bad egg

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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[bad egg] {n.}, {slang} A ne'er-do-well; good-for nothing; a habitual offender.

* /The judge sent the bad egg to prison at last./

Contrast: GOOD EGG.

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	{n.} ⁹¹² {slang} ⁵⁹³

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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