easter egg

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easter egg

A child finds a colorful Easter egg hidden in the garden.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A decorated hard-boiled egg: A chicken egg that has been hard-boiled and then colored or decorated, traditionally used to celebrate the Easter holiday.
    • An egg-shaped candy: A confection, often made of chocolate or sugar, molded into the shape of an egg and associated with Easter celebrations.
    • A hidden feature in media: A secret message, joke, feature, or image intentionally placed inside a video game, movie, software program, or other piece of media by its creators.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Traditional):
    • The children painted colorful designs on the Easter eggs.
    • She received a large chocolate Easter egg as a gift.
  • Noun (Modern/Computing):
    • The video game is famous for containing an Easter egg that reveals the developers' names.
    • Finding that hidden cameo in the film felt like discovering an Easter egg.
Advanced Usage
  • "To include an Easter egg": To secretly embed a feature for users to find.
    • The software developers decided to include an Easter egg as a tribute to their favorite movie.
  • "Easter egg hunt": A game, especially for children, where decorated eggs or candy eggs are hidden for participants to find. (This is a common compound term related to the primary meaning).
    • The annual Easter egg hunt in the park is always a popular event.
Variants and Related Words
  • Egg hunt (n): An event where eggs are hidden and sought. Often used interchangeably with "Easter egg hunt."
  • Hidden feature (n): A general term for any concealed element in a product, similar to the modern computing sense of an Easter egg.
Synonyms
  • Traditional: Decorated egg, Paschal egg.
  • Modern: Hidden feature, secret, bonus content.
Related Phrases
  • "To hunt for Easter eggs": To actively search for hidden secrets in media.
    • Fans love to hunt for Easter eggs in the director's films.
Related Idioms
  • No direct idioms use "Easter egg" as a component. The term itself, in its modern sense, functions metaphorically, comparing a hidden surprise in media to a hidden egg in a traditional hunt.
easter egg

A child finds a colorful Easter egg hidden in the garden.

Noun
  1. a colored hard-boiled egg used to celebrate Easter
  2. an egg-shaped candy used to celebrate Easter

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