Easter egg
noun
plural Easter eggs
1
: an egg that is dyed and sometimes decorated and that is associated with the celebration of Easter
2
sometimes Easter Egg
or easter egg plural Easter Eggs or easter eggs
: a hidden feature in a commercially released product (such as software or a DVD)
3
sometimes Easter Egg
or easter egg
: a usually subtle callback (see callback sense 3) included to please fans
They certainly didn't disappoint …, littering the movie with a bunch of fun Easter eggs for fans of the video games and other cool inside jokes.—
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Swift—no stranger to an Easter egg—could have been hinting at her bridal footwear as far back as her 2025 documentary The End of an Era, which chronicled her life on the record-breaking Eras Tour.
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Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
4 July 2026
Swift loves a good Easter egg, and her fans have been known to crack at least some of them successfully.
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Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
3 July 2026
Taylor loves her Easter eggs, and there are rumors flying that Madison Square Garden is simply a bold ploy to redirect fans’ (and the media’s) attention away from where her true nuptials will be.
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Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
Swift—known for dropping hints and Easter eggs into her outfits, videos, and performances—has remained tight-lipped through it all.
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Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
1 July 2026
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Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
4 July 2026
Swift loves a good Easter egg, and her fans have been known to crack at least some of them successfully.
—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
3 July 2026
Taylor loves her Easter eggs, and there are rumors flying that Madison Square Garden is simply a bold ploy to redirect fans’ (and the media’s) attention away from where her true nuptials will be.
—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
Swift—known for dropping hints and Easter eggs into her outfits, videos, and performances—has remained tight-lipped through it all.
—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
1 July 2026
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“Easter egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Easter%20egg. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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