Easter egg

noun

plural Easter eggs

1

: an egg that is dyed and sometimes decorated and that is associated with the celebration of Easter

2

sometimes Easter Egg or easter egg plural Easter Eggs or easter eggs : a hidden feature in a commercially released product (such as software or a DVD)

3

sometimes Easter Egg or easter egg : a usually subtle callback (see callback sense 3) included to please fans

They certainly didn't disappoint …, littering the movie with a bunch of fun Easter eggs for fans of the video games and other cool inside jokes.

—Craig Flaster

Examples of Easter egg in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Neff’s fellow AutoAdmit members didn’t miss the Easter egg. —Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026

The fun out-of-home posters scattered around New York City served as Easter eggs for the residency, rewarding observant fans and generating organic social media buzz. —Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026

Tomlinson has been dropping Easter eggs for the album for a while. —Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2026

Google left the Easter egg following Indiana’s 27-21 victory over Miami in Monday’s College Football Playoff championship game. —Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Easter egg

• beg
• clegg
• keg
• leg
• legg
• meg
• peg
• reg
• blackleg
• bootleg
• foreleg
• mpeg