good egg, a



good egg, a

Also, a good scout. An amiable, basically nice person. For example, You can always count on her to help; she's a good egg, or His friends all think Dad's really a good scout. This colloquial antonym of bad egg dates from the early 1900s, as did the variant.
See also: good

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BÉIbhinnBAY-vin, BE-veenIrish
Zikmund-Czech
Rebekah[ri'bekə]
GwenevereGWEN-ə-virEnglish (Rare)
Gertie['gɜ:ti]
Eadgar-Anglo-Saxon