Curate's Egg Definition
kyo͝orĭts
noun
Something that has both good and bad characteristics or parts.
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Noun
Singular:
curate's egg
Plural:
curates-eggsOrigin of Curate's Egg
From a cartoon published in the British humor magazine Punch in 1895 about a curate who, having been served a bad egg by his bishop, said that parts of it were excellent
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From an 1895 cartoon in Punch, in which a timid curate assures his host, the bishop, that "parts" of his bad egg are excellent.
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