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yeg

yeg is the alternative form of yegg.

Meaning of yegg

Noun

yegg (plural yeggs)

  1. (slang, cant) A person who breaks open safes; a burglar.
    • 1904, Edwin S. Porter (director), Capture of the ‘Yegg’ Bank Burglars
    Synonyms:
    safecracker, yeggman

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Forms of yeg

pluralyegs

Questions about yeg

What is yeg the alternative form of?
Yeg is the alternative form of yegg.

Words near yeg in the dictionary

  1. yeeting
  2. yeets
  3. Yeezy
  4. Yefinhar
  5. Yefrem
  6. yeg
  7. yegg
  8. yegged
  9. yegging
  10. yeggman
  11. yeggmen

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