In this page you can discover 31 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for egg on, like: spur, goad, excite, incite, instigate, prod, provoke, dissuade, set off, propel and urge.

Why is it called egging someone on?

The verb eggede, from which the phrase to egg someone on is derived, has been in the English language since approximately 1200. It is derived from the Old Norse word eggja, which means to incite or provoke. The idiom to egg someone on first appeared in the mid-1500s.

What is the synonym of squatter?

In this page you can discover 10 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for squatter, like: homesteader, illegal tenant, trespasser, colonist, pioneer, squat, nester, eviction, slum and settler.