Good-egg
noun, Informal.
1.
a person who is pleasant, agreeable, or trustworthy.
noun
a good person or thing, cf. bad egg
See bad egg
Usage Note
slang
noun phrase
A decent and kindly person; a reliable and admirable citizen: Henry Fonda frequently was cast as the good egg
[1903+; modeled on bad egg, found by 1855]
Read Also:
- Gooder
Related Terms do-gooder
- Good-evening
interjection 1. a conventional expression used at meeting or parting in the evening. sentence substitute 1. a conventional expression of greeting or farewell used in the evening see under good day
- Good-faith
noun 1. accordance with standards of honesty, trust, sincerity, etc. (usually preceded by in): If you act in good faith, he’ll have no reason to question your motives. see under in bad faith
- Goodfella
noun a member of the Mafia, mobster Word Origin from the movie Goodfellas
- Good-fellow
noun 1. a friendly and pleasant person.