Meaning of fried egg | Babel Free

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.

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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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