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.—
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Though Monday’s goose chase ended up leading to a dead end, Swift is famous for teasing things months in advance and leaving Easter eggs for her fans to decode.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 May 2025
Literature also plays a supporting role in Sorry, Baby, with an entire syllabus—Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita, Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse, and Susan Sontag’s Against Interpretation, among others—scattered like Easter eggs through the film.
—Jen Wang, Vogue, 27 May 2025
The entire production is laden with Milch family Easter eggs both intentional and accidental.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
Key Background Swift has long teased fans with clues and Easter eggs hidden in her social media posts, CD booklets, music videos and more.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 May 2025
Literature also plays a supporting role in Sorry, Baby, with an entire syllabus—Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita, Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse, and Susan Sontag’s Against Interpretation, among others—scattered like Easter eggs through the film.
—Jen Wang, Vogue, 27 May 2025
The entire production is laden with Milch family Easter eggs both intentional and accidental.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
Key Background Swift has long teased fans with clues and Easter eggs hidden in her social media posts, CD booklets, music videos and more.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
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“Easter egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Easter%20egg. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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