fried egg

Definitions

1. An egg that has been shallow-fried on one or both sides without being beaten or stirred.
   literally
2. A golf ball half-buried in sand in a bunker.
   slang
3. A small female breast.
   plural-normally, slang
4. A collocation which is not idiomatic; a sum of its parts.

Equivalents

26 more languages

العربيةبيض مقلي

Беларускаяяечня

Catalàou ferrat

Češtinasázené vejcevolské oko

Danskspejlæg

Ελληνικάαβγό μάτιτηγανητό αβγό

ગુજરાતીતળેલું ઈંડું

עבריתביצייהעין

Magyartükörtojás

Հայերենձվածեղ

Bahasa Indonesiatelur ceploktelur gorengtelur mata sapi

Italianouovo al tegaminouovo all'occhio di bue

日本語目玉焼き

한국어계란 프라이계란 후라이달걀 프라이

LëtzebuergeschSpigelee

Монголшарсан өндөг

Bahasa Melayutelur goreng

Nederlandsspiegelei

Polskijajko sadzone

Portuguêsovo estrelado

Românăou ochi

Русскийяичницаяи́чница-глазу́нья

ไทยไข่ดาวไข่ทอด

Tagalogpritong itlog

Українськаяєчня

Tiếng Việttrứng ốp la

Examples

“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.”

“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.”

“"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?"”

“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!!!!).”

“Placing his hands on her fried eggs he asked, “Any chance of some action?””

“She pats her breast, not so much to draw⟳ attention to her fried eggs, but to force⟳ her breaths to become⟳ rhythmic.”

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