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bad person vs bad egg

bad egg vs bad person

bad person and bad egg both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bad person Yes No No No
bad egg Yes No No No
As nouns, bad egg is a hyponym of bad person; that is, bad egg is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bad person:
  • bad person: a person who does harm to others
  • bad egg: (old-fashioned slang) a bad person
bad person (noun) bad egg (noun)
a person who does harm to others (old-fashioned slang) a bad person
Difference between bad person and bad egg

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