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Word of the Day: Yegg

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Saturday, October 12, 2024
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noun 1. (slang) A burglar or safecracker.
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Play Button "Old Jones was a former yegg who had a reputation as a master safecracker."
Play Button "The local news reported that a skilled yegg had managed to crack the museum's state-of-the-art safe."
Play Button "In old crime novels, the yegg was often portrayed as a daring rogue."
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American English, early 20th century
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Why This Word?
Safecracker has never really been a viable profession, but a century ago, "yegg" or "yegg-man" was the name for that job. This slang term for a burglar (specifically of safes) was popular in the early 1900s and was associated with the train-hopping culture around the Great Depression. ...
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