Definition of nest egg

nest egg

• money saved up, usually to buy a home.

  Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'egg':
bad egg	Definitions include: a bad person.
crack (one's) egg	Definitions include: like popping a girls cherry
Easter egg	Definitions include: Speculation about the origin of the term includes the custom of the Easter Egg hunt observed in the U.S. and many parts of Europe, as well Faberge' eggs containing hidden objects.
egg	Definitions include: to throw (usually raw) eggs at.
egg on	Definitions include: to antagonize into further action.
full as an egg	Definitions include: extremely full after consuming food or drink.
good egg	Definitions include: a good person.
goose egg	Definitions include: zero, nothing.
hand egg	Definitions include: American football.
have egg on (one's) face	Definitions include: to be embarrassed.
put all of (one's) eggs in one basket	Definitions include: to risk everything on a single unlikely event.
scramble (one's) egg	Definitions include: to hit one's head hard enough to cause disorientation or damage.
Other terms relating to 'nest':
empty-nester	Definitions include: a parent with no children living at home.
hornet's nest	Definitions include: a dangerous situation.
love nest	Definitions include: a place where a couple sequesters themselves.

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