Phrasal Verb | Encouragement / Influence
Encyclopedia of British Slang
EGGED ON
Phrasal Verb | Neutral | Encouragement / Influence
EGGED ON Pronunciation: /egd ?n/ Part of Speech: Phrasal Verb Severity Level: Neutral Category: Encouragement / Influence
Core Definition
Egged on means:
Encouraged, often toward trouble
Linguistic Origins
Possibly from Old Norse eggja, meaning to incite.
Used since Middle English.
Usage Contexts
Youth:
He was egged on.
It signals peer pressure.
Final Assessment
Egged on captures provoked momentum.
Subtly.
EXPANDED ENTRY 295
Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. He currently lives in Holloway, North London. Contact: [email protected]
