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Hangtown Fry
[ hang-toun ]
noun
- a type of omelet to which fried oysters, bacon, and sometimes onions are added.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Hangtown Fry1
Allegedly after Hangtown, a Gold Rush-era nickname of Placerville, El Dorado Co., California
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