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Idiom: Rotten Egg

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A person who is the latest, the last, or the slowest in a group at performing a certain task, especially at going to a certain place.

A closeted transgender person who overcompensates by being actively transphobic.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rotten,‎ egg.

Example Sentences

1
She always carries a rotten egg to throw at the teacher.
2
Nobody wants to be friends with a rotten egg like him.
3
The group project was going well until John turned out to be a rotten egg.
4
Don't be a rotten egg and ruin everyone's fun.
5
His behavior at the party made him the rotten egg of the evening.

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