Usually means: Reliable, kind person; morally sound.
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We found 16 dictionaries that define the word good egg:

General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. good egg: Merriam-Webster
  2. good egg: Collins English Dictionary
  3. good egg: Vocabulary.com
  4. good egg: Wiktionary
  5. good egg: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. good egg: Dictionary.com
  7. good egg: Rhymezone
  8. good egg: FreeDictionary.org
  9. good egg: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. good egg: TheFreeDictionary.com
  11. Good egg: World Wide Words
  12. good egg: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. good egg: Idioms

Slang (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. good egg: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. good egg: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  3. good egg: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (good egg)

▸ noun:  (British, US, idiomatic) A good person, someone to be trusted; a friend.

Similar:
mate, amigo, real one, goody, acegirl, goodbuddy, best friend, trusty, guy friend, oppo, more...

Opposite:
bad apple, troublemaker, delinquent, miscreant

Phrases:
a good egg, like a good egg, more...

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Similar:
mate, amigo, real one, goody, acegirl, goodbuddy, best friend, trusty, guy friend, oppo, more...

Opposite:
bad apple, troublemaker, delinquent, miscreant

Phrases:
a good egg, like a good egg, more...



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