Words & TermsFood and drink
bum nut
An egg.
In a sentence
He fried two bum nuts for breakfast.
Where it came from
A comic compound likening an egg to a rounded nut produced by a bird. The ANDC confirmed widespread recognition in its 2022 food-word appeal and traced the expression to 1986.
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Australia-wide
- Use today
- Current informal; popularity confirmed in 2022