eggnant

English

Etymology

Blend of egg +‎ pregnant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛɡnənt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡnənt
  • Hyphenation: egg‧nant

Adjective

eggnant (not comparable) (humorous, informal)

  1. Having an egg developing inside one's body.
  2. Owning an eggnant animal.
    • 2002 June 28, Merriam, “Help!!! ASAP!!!!”, in rec.pets.birds‎[1] (Usenet), message-ID <9cc3486c.0206281823.1bdbfc38@posting.google.com>:
      We are eggnant and first time for us. The birds are parakeets and the female laid her first egg on the 21st of June and a second with our help on the 23rd. […] She definately[sic] has another egg to lay and it has been three days, since her last egg was laid.
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