chucky egg

noun — 2 senses

chucky egg

noun

Etymology Possibly related to chuck (“chicken”).

1

UK, Regional A chicken egg, especially a boiled egg.

  • And we'll have chucky eggs for dinner and chicken for our tea.1986, British Homing World:
  • Maria was spooning runny egg into Alex's eager little mouth. 'There's a good boy. ...You love your chucky egg don't you?'2011, Marilyn Glenn, Our Fragile Lives, Strategic Book Publishing, →ISBN:
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  • So, anyway, for your chucky egg do you want toast soldiers or bread and butter?2016, James C. Lee, The End of the Pier, Troubador Publishing Ltd, →ISBN:
2

UK, Regional A term of affection.

  • GORDON. (Almost sadly.) Oh Roy, my poor little chucky egg. No one believes, mate.1997, Tim Firth, Neville's Island: A Comedy in Thick Fog, Dramatists Play Service Inc, →ISBN, page 80:
  • “Hello, chucky egg,” I said.2013, Marie Browne, Narrow Escape, Accent Press Ltd, →ISBN:
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  • How could her father have made a princess out of an ordinary living breathing girl, who was so wholly unconnected with her and her family, when she had only ever risen to being a “chucky egg” or a “little ducky” in his eyes?2015, Jane E. James, The Long Weekend, Troubador Publishing Ltd, →ISBN:

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