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

In April, the first lady and the president participated in the annual White House Easter egg roll, the first event the first lady hosted this year, on the South Lawn. —Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 16 Nov. 2025

Here's this editors' take on the 10 can't-miss, must see, Easter egg-erific, best things aboard the Disney Destiny. —Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025

The Easter egg actually has double meaning. —Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025

The new film is loaded with Easter eggs referencing Stephen King and the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. —Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025

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