Southern-fried

American  

[suhth-ern-frahyd] / ˈsʌð ərnˈfraɪd /

adjective

1. Cooking. coated with flour, egg, and breadcrumbs and fried in deep fat.

   Southern-fried chicken.

2. (often lowercase) characteristic of or originating in the South.

   a vocabulary full of southern-fried expressions.

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Southern-fried British  

/ ˈsʌðənˌfraɪd /

adjective

1. (of meats, esp chicken) dipped in a mixture of flour and breadcrumbs and deep-fried

2. Also: country-fried.  (of music) combined with or influenced by elements of country-and-western music

3. Also: country-fried.  derogatory characteristic of or pertaining to the Southeastern US, esp in culture, politics, or religion Compare chicken-fried

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Etymology

Origin of Southern-fried

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Goggins’ gritty and/or Southern-fried shows are not the kind that inspire Emmy voters’ rapture.

From Los Angeles Times

Magaro spoke with Salon about this penchant for playing humble characters and making the Southern-fried caper comedy, “LaRoy, Texas.”

From Salon

If you thought Baskin-Robbins had concocted every ice cream flavor imaginable, the dessert chain is serving up a bold new take on a Southern-fried classic.

From Los Angeles Times

Wilson grew up on a farm in rural Baskin, Louisiana, where her family taught her life lessons about hard work and treating people right, along with plenty of Southern-fried sayings.

From Seattle Times

In addition to his role as creator and an executive producer on the show, Bridges has infused “Karma’s World” with his Southern-fried sound, so much so that Karma’s flow sounds subtly familiar.

From Washington Post