bad egg

noun

informal + somewhat old-fashioned
: someone who does bad things
He was dishonest, but he was the only bad egg in the group.

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Gossip is also usually a sign that discontent stems beyond just one employee deemed to be a bad egg. Chloe Berger, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2023 The series is about five sisters who are living outside of Dublin, and one of them is married to a particularly bad egg. WIRED, 23 Mar. 2023

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“Bad egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20egg. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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