egg roll
An African snack resembling a Scotch egg.
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I think I need to eat a leftover egg roll to take the edge off.
Dry, crusty, chicken. Something resembling an egg roll. Rice that was half cooked an hour ago and left out. I missed skyway lunches 🤣
This is almost as bad as his remarks during the WH Easter Egg Roll. Where'd he get those kids, and why are they there?
I get two dishes with an egg roll delivered. The day of delivery I eat the egg roll and chicken ‘fingers’ with fries. It’s actually the same batter fried chicken as sweet and sour chicken. For the next day I get pork…
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An African snack resembling a Scotch egg.
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Chinese-American variant of the spring roll (春卷); food made made by wrapping a combination of chopped vegetables, possibly meat, and sometimes noodles, in a sheet of dough, dipping the dough in egg or an egg wash, then deep frying it.
Egg roll means: Chinese-American variant of the spring roll ; food made made by wrapping a combination of chopped vegetables, possibly meat, and sometimes noodles, in a sheet of dough, dipping the dough in egg or an. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. This is a food-related word and harmless in itself.
egg roll means: Chinese-American variant of the spring roll ; food made made by wrapping a combination of chopped vegetables, possibly meat, and sometimes noodles, in a sheet of dough, dipping. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
“Dry, crusty, chicken. Something resembling an egg roll. Rice that was half cooked an hour ago and left out. I missed skyway lunches 🤣”
— Bluesky· May 2026“This is almost as bad as his remarks during the WH Easter Egg Roll. Where'd he get those kids, and why are they there?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I get two dishes with an egg roll delivered. The day of delivery I eat the egg roll and chicken ‘fingers’ with fries. It’s actually the same batter fried chicken as sweet and sour chicken. For the next day I get pork lo mein since it is just as good reheated.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(SG, Malaysia) A thin crispy biscuit roll similar to the Spanish barquillo, Dutch kniepertjes, and Norwegian krumkake. Usually made from coconut milk, eggs, flour, sugar, and oil. This food item has many names: in Malay, kuih/kueh/kue kapit/sepit/sapit/semprong (literally "clamped/tongs/roll cake/snack"); in Chinese, 蛋卷 (literally "egg roll"); also often called "love letter" in Singapore and Malaysia (probably arising from the flowery patterns, Chinese characters, animals, etc. that were probably introduced by Peranakans). Usually eaten only around festivals such as Chinese New Year or Hari Raya Puasa. Sometimes also folded (rather than rolled). Note: while "egg roll" is a name sometimes used for this food item in Singapore and Malaysia, in the West, the name "egg roll" usually refers to a very different, savoury Chinese-American food item that is usually served hot and has little or no egg.
“I think I need to eat a leftover egg roll to take the edge off.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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