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

The production, shot entirely in Bangkok, includes numerous Easter eggs for genre fans, from costume choices to fight choreography references. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025

Cranston says the boards without prices contain Easter eggs. —Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025

In summer months, locals and visitors love scalloping, the underwater equivalent of a giant Easter egg hunt. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025

And in her inimitable fashion, Swift has been subtly dropping Easter eggs that seem to point to a possible Santa Clara Sunday in February. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 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