Eggshell

Slang term for A safety hardhat

Edgy here comes the safety man, Get your eggshell on

by Inspector hector June 23, 2017

walking on eggshells

To watch what you say or do around a certain person because anything might set him or her off.

Everyone hates me; I'm walking on eggshells all the time.

by someone March 8, 2005

eggevator

the egg-shaped elevator in the St. Louis arch, often know to encourage claustrophobia.

Annie: You all should come to St. Louis to ride the eggevator up to the arch.

All: (blank stares)

by Little Orphan Catherine Annie April 7, 2009

Eggcelence

A judgment of how the quality of things are usually referring to how eggcelent it is.

The eggcelence of Ashley's eggs being cooked is very eggcelent.
The eggcelence of how well the eggs were cooked is very high.

by Penny Not Wise April 29, 2019

walking on eggshells

To be in a delicate situation; to be on the edge of danger or ruin.

An 'eggshell' is the thin, white outer coating of an egg. The shell is very thin and breaks easily. So if you are 'walking on eggshells' you are in a situation where you could break something (or get in trouble or ruin everything) very easily.

Synonym: walking on thin ice

1) Ever since I smashed their car, I've been walking on eggshells with my parents.

2) We're walking on eggshells with our landlord -- she told us that if we have one more loud party, she's going to kick us out of our apartment.

by VAKI5 May 14, 2005

egghead

1. A person who is considered intellectually gifted in the field of academics. "Egghead" is usually used as college-speak to describe a brainiac.

2. A person's whose head is shaped like an egg.

Most people however, will use this word interchangeably as a pun. It has also been known that people whose heads are shaped like an egg are usually large at the top, which explains the larger brain-size.

Jackie will probably do well in that PhD program. She has always been known to be a bit of an egghead from elementary school all the way through college.

by Dimplestar December 28, 2005

Egger

An annoying or idiotic person. Usually does not understand simple things and has a large forehead.

Ellie is such an Egger. When I said my house was on a hill, she thought I meant IN the hill!

by MassivePeen5 June 23, 2020