"chucky egg" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chucky eggs [plural]
Etymology: Possibly related to chuck (“chicken”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|chuck||chicken}} chuck (“chicken”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} chucky egg (plural chucky eggs)
  1. (UK, regional) A chicken egg, especially a boiled egg. Tags: UK, regional
    Sense id: en-chucky_egg-en-noun-F~I4K2oP Categories (other): British English, Regional English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16
  2. (UK, regional) A term of affection. Tags: UK, regional
    Sense id: en-chucky_egg-en-noun-KzbwPpes Categories (other): British English, Regional English

Inflected forms

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