Meaning of Yegg | Babel Free
jɛɡEquivalents
Examples
“1904, Edwin S. Porter (director), Capture⟳ of the ‘Yegg’ Bank Burglars”
“She was frankly disappointed. For some reason⟳ she had expected to discover⟳ a burglar of one or another accepted type⟳—either a dashing cracksman in full-blown evening dress, lithe, polished, pantherish, or a common yegg, a red-eyed, unshaven, burly brute in the rags and tatters of a tramp.”
“‘These racketeers are a new type⟳. We think⟳ about them the way we think⟳ about old time yeggs or needled-up punks.’”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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