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American hand-egg

American hand-egg is the alternative form of American handegg.

Meaning of American handegg

Noun

American handegg (countable and uncountable, plural American handeggs)

  1. (derogatory, humorous, slang, uncountable) American football (the sport).
    • Actually if you overdose on steroids to beef up your muscles as most(?) American handegg players do, there is likely to be a corresponding decrease in masculinity ie shrunken penis, shrivelled testicles.2009 September 21, nigel, “Re: Thank God for American Football, Real Football”, in uk.sport.football (Usenet)
  2. (countable, derogatory, humorous, slang) The ball used to play American football.
    • I want a picture of a football (a real one, not one of those american handeggs) with wings.2013 April 17, Stars_InTheirEyes, “Let us play Pic Hunter!”, in Egosoft.com (forum), archived from the original on 08 Oct 2014

Forms of American hand-egg

pluralAmerican hand-eggs

Questions about American hand-egg

What is American hand-egg the alternative form of?
American hand-egg is the alternative form of American handegg.

Words near American hand-egg in the dictionary

  1. American goldfinches
  2. American goulash
  3. American green tree frog
  4. American green tree frogs
  5. American grip
  6. American hand-egg
  7. American hand-eggs
  8. American handegg
  9. American handeggs
  10. American hollies
  11. American holly

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