yegg

== English == === Alternative forms === yeg === Etymology === Origin unknown. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jɛɡ/ Rhymes: -ɛɡ === Noun === yegg (plural yeggs) (cant, slang) A person who breaks open safes; a burglar. 1904, Edwin S. Porter (director), Capture of the ‘Yegg’ Bank Burglars ==== Synonyms ==== safecracker, yeggman ==== Translations ==== === Verb === yegg (third-person singular simple present yeggs, present participle yegging, simple past and past participle yegged) (slang) To rob. === References === “yegg”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “yegg n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present. “yegg v.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present. === Anagrams === eggy == Tarifit == === Verb === yegg (Tifinagh spelling ⵢⴻⴳⴳ) third-person masculine singular aorist of gg