scrambled egg

== English == === Etymology === The gold braid sense is by fancied resemblance to the literal sense, with irreverence implied. === Pronunciation === === Noun === scrambled egg (countable and uncountable, plural scrambled eggs) (usually in the plural) A dish made by beating and cooking eggs, sometimes mixed with milk, and typically stirred while cooking. Coordinate terms: fried egg, omelet, omelette, scromlette (usually in the plural, slang) The gold braid worn on the cap of an officer in the armed forces or police. Coordinate term: chest candy 1971, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather (screenplay, third draft) A massive POLICE CAPTAIN, spattered with gold braid and scrambled eggs on his hat, with beefy red face and white hair seems furious. ==== Derived terms ==== scrambled egg slime mold ==== Translations ====