chicken-fried

/ ˈtʃɪkɪnˌfraɪd /

adjective

1. (of meats, esp steak) coated in seasoned flour and pan-fried
2. informal, oft derogatory variant of countrified Compare Southern-fried

Word History and Origins

Origin of chicken-fried¹

sense 2 from chicken-fried steak , a popular dish of the Southern US

Example Sentences

The house version of chicken fried steak is, in fact, pork-fried steak, veiled in panko breadcrumbs under a mantle of gravy.

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