yegg
1yegg — (n.) thief, burglar, especially safecracker, 1903, underworld slang, of unknown origin, said to be from John Yegg, a Swedish tramp, or from Ger. Jäger huntsman …
2yegg — yegg; yegg·man; …
3yegg — ☆ yegg [yegmən] n. pl. yeggmen [yegmənyeg ] n. [< ?] [Old Slang] a criminal; esp., a safecracker or burglar: also yeggman [yegmən] n. yeggmen [yegmən] …
4yegg — [jeg] 1. n. a tramp, thief, or safe cracker. (Underworld.) □ The cops hauled in the usual yeggs, but they all had alibis. □ See if you can find that yegg we worked with on the bank job. He’ll do. 2. n. an obnoxious male. □ Don’t act like such a… …
5yegg — n Safe cracker, a crook. Marvin hired some yegg to do his dirty work for him. 1900s …
6yegg|man — «YEHG muhn», noun, plural men. = yegg. (Cf. ↑yegg) …
7yegg — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1903 safecracker; also robber …
8yegg — /yeg/, n. Slang. 1. a safecracker. 2. an itinerant burglar. 3. a thug. [1925 30, Amer.; of obscure orig.; the proposals that the word is < G Jäger hunter or that it is the surname of a well known safecracker are both very dubious] * * * …
9yegg — noun a person who breaks open safes, a burglar. Usages Syn: safecracker, yeggman …
10yegg — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. felon, outlaw, safecracker; see criminal , robber …
