1800s
Still common
Definition
An egg — especially a soft-boiled egg served with crunchy toast soldiers.
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Where "Googy egg" Comes From
"Googy egg" (often just "googy") was brought to Australia by 19th-century Scottish settlers. In Scots dialect, goggie or guggy was nursery slang for an egg or a bird's nest. While the term largely died out in modern Britain, it flourished across colonial Australia.
It became so deeply entrenched in Australian homes that generations of Aussies grew up regarding 'googy egg' as purely Australian vernacular. Today, it remains an essential nostalgic feature of Australian family breakfast culture.
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Example Sentence
"Mum made me two soft-boiled googy eggs for breakfast with plenty of buttered soldiers."
How Aussies Actually Use It
Universal Australian childhood term, almost always associated with dipping toast into a soft yolk.
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