fried egg en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(literally) An egg that has been shallow-fried on one or both sides without being beaten or stirred.
Just like daisies all spread O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so beauteously shining, Are fried eggs fair displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth and are thinking of dining.
1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 555:Carefully break the egg into a bowl, […] Cook until the egg white is set, then turn and cook briefly. The yolk should still be runny. […] Top with the fried egg.
1997 April 16, JANET FLETCHER, “FLEETING PLEASURES; The first blush of spring's harvest”, in San Francisco Chronicle:It's difficult to have a perfectly cooked, cooked-through fried egg because, by the time the yolk has coagulated, or set, the white is overcooked. You'll usually have to settle for either a runny yolk or a tough white.
1997 March 20, Kristin Eddy, “EGGS a dozen ways”, in Atlanta Journal Constitution:"Your dad said you should have a fried egg. He's gone to work awhile back. You want one or two?" I hesitated, and she must have caught a look of distaste on my face, for she added amiably, "Or you like scrambled better?"
2004 Autumn, Julie Keith, “Pneumonia”, in The Hudson Review, volume 57, Iss. 3, page 440:
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(slang) A golf ball half-buried in sand in a bunker.
Ever have a fried egg? Not the breakfast one, a fried egg lie in a bunker.
2005, Jim Linkin, Patrick Livingston, “7: Getting Good from Bunkers”, in Great Golf for Life: The Teaching Professionals' Guide, Sports Publishing, LLC, →ISBN, page 99:
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(plural-normally, slang) A small female breast.
Placing his hands on her fried eggs he asked, “Any chance of some action?”
2006, Sinead Moriarty, The Right Fit, →ISBN, page 18:She pats her breast, not so much to draw attention to her fried eggs, but to force her breaths to become rhythmic.
2009, Fred Broussard, South Carolin: Island in the Sea of States, volume 2, →ISBN, page 8:Not only is she keeping Moyles out of the Breakfast slot. We now have to look at her Fried eggs in the newspaper (well The Sun!!!!).
1999 May 11, Sean Gallagher, “Zoe Ball's page 3”, in uk.media.radio.bbc-r1 (Usenet), message-ID <7ha8hh$5qo$1@news4.svr.pol.co.uk>:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fried eggs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
scrambled egg · scromlette · omelette · omelet · boiled egg · poached egg
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Translations (70)
el τηγανητό αβγό (egg that has been shallow fried) · id telur goreng (egg that has been shallow fried) · lv vēršacs (egg that has been shallow fried) · fr œuf miroir (egg that has been shallow fried) · kk уыздық (egg that has been shallow fried) · pl jajko sadzone (egg that has been shallow fried) · nrf oeu fricachi (egg that has been shallow fried) · it uovo al tegamino (egg that has been shallow fried) · bg яйце́ на око́ (egg that has been shallow fried) · et praemuna (egg that has been shallow fried) · fr œuf sur le plat (egg that has been shallow fried) · uk яє́чня (egg that has been shallow fried) · sv stekt ägg (egg that has been shallow fried) · km ស៊ុតចៀន (egg that has been shallow fried) · cmn 荷包蛋 (egg that has been shallow fried) · ro ou ochi (egg that has been shallow fried) · fo stokt egg (egg that has been shallow fried) · fr œuf au plat (egg that has been shallow fried) · lb Spigelee (egg that has been shallow fried) · ky яичница (egg that has been shallow fried) · is steikt egg (egg that has been shallow fried) · ca ou ferrat (egg that has been shallow fried) · he עַיִן (egg that has been shallow fried) · ja 目玉焼き (egg that has been shallow fried) · de Spiegelei (egg that has been shallow fried) · ms telur goreng (egg that has been shallow fried) · ru глазу́нья (egg that has been shallow fried) · pt ovo estrelado (egg that has been shallow fried) · ru яи́чница (egg that has been shallow fried) · da spejlæg (egg that has been shallow fried) · ar بَيْض مَقْلِيّ (egg that has been shallow fried) · gu તળેલું ઈંડું (egg that has been shallow fried) · cmn 煎雞蛋 /煎鸡蛋 (egg that has been shallow fried) · vi trứng ốp la (egg that has been shallow fried) · fo steikt egg (egg that has been shallow fried) · th ไข่ดาว (egg that has been shallow fried) · vi trứng chiên (egg that has been shallow fried) · fi paistettu muna (egg that has been shallow fried) · eo fritita ovo (egg that has been shallow fried) · cs volské oko (egg that has been shallow fried) · sl jajce na oko (egg that has been shallow fried) · tr sahanda yumurta (egg that has been shallow fried) · mn шарсан өндөг (egg that has been shallow fried) · tg тухмбирён (egg that has been shallow fried) · lt kiaušinienė (egg that has been shallow fried) · th ไข่ทอด (egg that has been shallow fried) · sh jaje na oko (egg that has been shallow fried) · mk пржено јајце (egg that has been shallow fried) · ka ერბო-კვერცხი (egg that has been shallow fried) · tl pritong itlog (egg that has been shallow fried) · ko 계란 프라이 (egg that has been shallow fried) · ko 달걀 프라이 (egg that has been shallow fried) · cmn 煎蛋 (egg that has been shallow fried) · be яе́чня (egg that has been shallow fried) · fa-ira نیمْرو (egg that has been shallow fried) · nl spiegelei (egg that has been shallow fried) · hy ձվածեղ (egg that has been shallow fried) · ko 계란 후라이 (egg that has been shallow fried) · es huevo frito (egg that has been shallow fried) · he בֵּיצַת עַיִן (egg that has been shallow fried) · it uovo all'occhio di bue (egg that has been shallow fried) · is spælegg (egg that has been shallow fried) · nb speilegg (egg that has been shallow fried) · bg пъ́ржено яйце́ (egg that has been shallow fried) · sk volské oko (egg that has been shallow fried) · ru яи́чница-глазу́нья (egg that has been shallow fried) · hu tükörtojás (egg that has been shallow fried) · ka ტაფამწვარი (egg that has been shallow fried) · es huevo estrellado (egg that has been shallow fried) · pt ovo frito (egg that has been shallow fried)