bad egg

Meaning

  1. Someone whose behaviour is reprehensible or irresponsible; a rogue.
  2. An egg that has gone bad; a rotten egg.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbæd ɛɡ/
Etymology

An allusion to an egg that has gone bad or turned rotten.

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