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 video also reveals several Easter eggs, including an acronym for the album title, Man’s Best Friend, hidden on a license plate — a detail fans didn’t catch until Carpenter announced the album. —Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2025

Yeah, the Easter egg actually is in Episode 5. —Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2025

Morgan, executive producer Tina Fey, and co-creators Robert Carlock and Sam Means reveal Easter eggs that connect both NBC comedies. —Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025

That fantasy element also lent itself to a fun Camp Rock Easter egg that breaks the fourth wall. —Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 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